Six Iranian advisers were killed in a U.S.-Saudi strike on Iraq, two Iraqi militia officials tell AP
The operation targeted militia positions and weapons sites, and U.S. officials said it aimed to reduce missile and drone capabilities.
- Late Tuesday, U.S.-Saudi airstrikes in Iraq targeted militia positions, killing about 20 Iranian advisers according to a U.S. official. The operation aimed to weaken the military capabilities of Tehran-backed militias.
- Saudi accusations that Iraqi militias fired drones against its oil facilities prompted the strikes. Previously, Houthi rebels targeted Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq facility, which processes approximately 7 million barrels of crude oil daily.
- According to the Popular Mobilization Forces, 20 fighters were killed and 32 wounded in the operation. Militia officials claimed only six Iranian advisers died, including those described as "technical advisers."
- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi postponed his Saudi Arabia visit indefinitely following the operation. Simultaneously, Iran fired five missiles at the U.S. Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, escalating regional conflict.
- Brent crude jumped 7.3% to $88.093 a barrel amid the flare-up across multiple fronts. This escalation shows the difficulty of winding down a five-month conflict that has jolted the world economy and remains unpopular among Americans.
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Iran launches renewed missile attacks
BAGHDAD — Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Wednesday as the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. Elsewhere, drone strikes ignited fires on two natural gas vessels at the Egyptian port of Damietta, according to Ambrey, a British maritime security firm. It was not immediately clear who was responsible…
US-Saudi strikes in Iraq kill about 20 Iranian 'advisers', report says
Saudi Arabia participated alongside the United States in the strikes, which targeted militia positions in Iraq. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Joint U.S.-Saudi airstrikes in Iraq killed about 20 Iranian advisers, including members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in an operation aimed at weakening the military capabilities of Tehran-backed militias, The New York Times reported Wednesday, citing a U.S. official. The official said the …
Iranian authorities claimed that a joint US-Saudi Arabian strike in Iraq on Wednesday killed four members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iranian media has claimed that four members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in attacks carried out by the US and Saudi Arabia against pro-Iranian Hashd al-Shaabi forces in Iraq. Mehr News Agency also shared the identities of those who died.
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