Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The United States and Saudi Arabia launched a rare joint military operation on Wednesday against Iranian-backed militant sites in eastern Iraq, killing at least 20 members of the Popular Mobilization Forces and wounding 32 others. The strikes followed two days of drone attacks by Iranian proxy groups in Iraq targeting Saudi oil facilities, attacks the kingdom's foreign ministry called unprecedented acts of aggression.
CENTCOM confirmed its forces hit multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites belonging to Iran-aligned groups. The Treasury and State Departments announced new sanctions against IRGC-backed entities accused of running what they called coercive insurance schemes, charging vessels in the Strait of Hormuz protection fees against risks Iran itself was manufacturing through its own attacks. Meanwhile China's foreign ministry denied a Reuters report that Iran would receive Chinese-made man-portable air defense systems in the coming weeks.
The United States and Saudi Arabia launched a rare joint military operation on Wednesday against Iranian-backed militant sites in eastern Iraq, killing at least 20 members of the Popular Mobilization Forces and wounding 32 others. The strikes followed two days of drone attacks by Iranian proxy groups in Iraq targeting Saudi oil facilities, attacks the kingdom's foreign ministry called unprecedented acts of aggression.
CENTCOM confirmed its forces hit multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites belonging to Iran-aligned groups. The Treasury and State Departments announced new sanctions against IRGC-backed entities accused of running what they called coercive insurance schemes, charging vessels in the Strait of Hormuz protection fees against risks Iran itself was manufacturing through its own attacks. Meanwhile China's foreign ministry denied a Reuters report that Iran would receive Chinese-made man-portable air defense systems in the coming weeks.
