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Iran Pause Holds As Drone Attacks Spread To Four Nations
Saudi officials blamed Iran-backed groups in Iraq and said they reserve the right to respond after intercepting the drones.
- On Monday, Saudi Arabia reported intercepting drones targeting oil facilities in its eastern province and Riyadh amid heightened regional tensions involving drone attacks across the Gulf.
- Separately on Monday, Houthi rebels claimed they targeted Saudi crude oil transport infrastructure, while Saudi's Foreign Ministry said it "reserves the right to respond" to the attack, which it attributed to Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq.
- Amman reported shooting down two drones, while Iraqi security sources confirmed strikes on camps housing Iranian-Kurdish opposition fighters in northern Iraq where four US service members were killed during the recent fortnight of conflict.
- Following two weeks of intense hostilities, US officials reported a strategy change and paused strikes on Iran, while Tehran also stated it paused attacks on United States allies across the Gulf region.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps maintains a broad network capable of moving personnel across borders, a structure posing persistent threat to regional stability regardless of recent diplomatic shifts or military pauses.
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Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drones launched from Iraq targeting oil facilities
July 28 - Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed several drones launched from Iraqi territory that attempted to target oil facilities in the kingdom's key Eastern Province. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Drone attacks target Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq despite pause in US-Iran fighting
Israel shoots down drones approaching its eastern frontier; attacks also reported in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. By World Israel News Staff A wave of drone attacks and interceptions was reported across Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq on Monday and Tuesday, despite a temporary halt in direct fighting between the US and Iran. The Israeli Air Force intercepted an unmanned aircraft near the Jordanian border early Tuesday, marking the secon…
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