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Iran hits US in Jordan, US-Saudi strikes on Iraq: Is war spreading? - Al Jazeera
WorldBy Sarah Shamim7/29/20261 min read
The US says it intercepted an Iranian ‘surprise attack’ on US forces as fears rise of wider war.
✨ Key Highlights
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired multiple ballistic missiles at US military installations in Jordan on Wednesday, an assault US Central Command (CENTCOM) described as intercepting a "surprise attack" on its forces in the Middle East.
- On the same morning, the US and Saudi Arabia jointly launched strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq, though it remains unclear whether Iran's attack on Jordan occurred before or after these strikes.
- Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Defence said its forces coordinated with CENTCOM to target "Iran-aligned" groups accused of attacking US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure on IRGC orders.
- Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) reported at least 20 of its fighters killed and 32 wounded across seven provinces — Baghdad, Wasit, Nineveh, Basra, Kirkuk, Karbala and Diyala — describing the figures as preliminary and possibly rising.
- The US and Saudi Arabia justified the Iraq strikes by blaming Iran for recent drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities apparently launched from Iraqi territory, citing "30 IRGC-directed" drone attacks within 72 hours.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi convened an emergency meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security following the attacks, amid mounting fears that the US-Israel war on Iran could widen into a broader regional conflict.
Iran has fired several ballistic missiles at United States military installations in Jordan, and the US has confirmed it has intercepted a surprise attack on its forces in the Middle East.
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