US and Saudi Forces Strike Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq; Iran Retaliates with Ballistic Missiles at US Base in Jordan
US Central Command (CENTCOM) and Saudi Arabia conducted joint airstrikes overnight on logistics and weapons sites of Iran-backed militias in eastern Iraq, responding to over 30 drone attacks on US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure. Separately, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles at a US air base in Jordan, which were reportedly intercepted by US and Jordanian air defenses.
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