Iraq calls urgent security meeting after US and Saudi attacks
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US and Saudi forces carried out strikes on Iran-aligned groups in Iraq while Iran warned of retaliation to protect the Strait of Hormuz. Drones launched by Iran-backed militias targeting Saudi oil facilities were intercepted, drawing condemnation from several countries.
진보 성향:Iranian Aggression — Progressive outlets highlight Iran's warning and the US support for Iraq as a response to Iranian-backed militias' drone attacks.
보수 성향:US Defensive Posture — Conservative outlets focus on US interception of Iranian rockets and the defense of Saudi oil facilities, framing the actions as protective.
Iraq calls urgent security meeting after US and Saudi attacks
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Riyadh's participation in strikes follows drone and missile attacks on its oil facilities from Iranian-allied forces in Yemen and Iraq
Iraqis inspect damage on 29 July after overnight Saudi and American air strikes in Diyala (Younis al-Bayati/AFP)
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaydi has called for an urgent security meeting on Wednesday after a joint US-Saudi attack on pro-Iranian forces in the country.
Earlier, the US Central Command (Centcom) said it conducted "precision strikes" alongside Saudi Arabian Armed Forces against Iran-aligned groups.
In the past week, Iranian allies in Iraq have launched drone attacks targeting Saudi energy infrastructure.
Yemen's Houthis on Monday launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure after an attack by Riyadh on Sanaa airport earlier this month.
At least 10 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation forces were killed in the US-Saudi strikes across the country, two members of the military grouping told the AFP news agency.
One official added that there were reports of several others wounded in other provinces, with the death toll expected to rise.
An Iranian military source has denied accusations of Iran's involvement in the firing of projectiles from other countries at targets in Saudi Arabia, according to state media.
Saudi Arabia has been a reluctant participant in the US conflict with Iran, having given some airspace and logistical help for the Americans to operate and strike Iran but largely avoiding full involvement.
Iran has so far not prioritised attacks on Saudi infrastructure, instead focusing on US military assets in the country.
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Yemen's Ansarallah, or Houthi movement, began attacking Saudi Arabia after Riyadh bombed Sanaa airport on 14 July.
That attack was in order to prevent the landing of an Iranian aid flight, which managed to land anyway.
The Houthi administration has coupled attacks on Saudi infrastructure with a partial blockade of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea, targeting only Saudi vessels.
The blockade of the strait, which connects the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal, adds to Riyadh's energy export woes.
Tehran is already enforcing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which allows exports through the Gulf out into the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean.
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