Newzmilitary said Tuesday that it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias used to launch attacks in recent days, shattering a brief pause in the fighting.All Iranian missiles launched against American forces in the Middle East were intercepted, U.S. Central Command said, adding that they “remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness.” In announcing the strikes in Iraq, the U.S. warned that further attacks on American troops or Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure risked additional action.The United States and Iran had experienced a period of calm, during which neither announced attacks for days following weeks of escalation over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway and narrow chokepoint through which 20% of the world’s oil normally flows.There was no immediate comment from Tehran on the U.S.
military statement or the strikes.The resumption of fighting comes at the end of a month packed with multiple pressure points on U.S. President Donald Trump over the war. troops died during the fighting, while the Pentagon asked an increasingly skeptical Congress for money to cover the conflict’s ballooning costs.High gas prices from the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz are contributing to fears that Republicans are vulnerable in November’s midterm elections.
The House narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran last week, sending another warning to Trump that reflects the war’s unpopularity with many Americans.Trump has repeatedly retreated from threats to knock out bridges, power plants and other infrastructure but he told Fox News Channel in an interview earlier Tuesday that Iran knows he’ll “finish the job” if its leaders don’t make a deal to end the war.Saudi Arabia and US strike militias in IraqThe U.S. military said Tuesday American and Saudi forces struck sites used by Iran-backed militias in Iraq to carry out attacks in recent days.“U.S.
and Saudi fighter aircraft struck multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq in a strong response to over 30 IRGC-directed aerial drone attacks in the last 72 hours,” U.S. Central Command said in a statement, using an acronym for Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.It said the Revolutionary Guard “and its terrorist p… military said it knocked down an Iranian ballistic missile attack against American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday, shattering a brief pause in the fighting as mediators tried to get both sides back to negotiations.
In addition, American and Saudi forces struck sites used by Iran-backed militias in Iraq to carry out attacks in recent days.All Iranian missiles were successfully intercepted, the U.S. Central Command said, adding that U.S. forces “remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness.”The United States and Iran had experienced a period of calm, during which neither announced attacks for days following weeks of escalation over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway and narrow chokepoint through which 20% of the world’s oil normally flows.There was no immediate comment from Tehran on the U.S.
Following the signing of an interim ceasefire deal in June, a battle for control over the strait erupted.Iran demanded that ships use a route near its coastline and said it can potentially charge fees. Ships were increasingly navigating a southern route along the coast of Oman under a U.S. overwatch operation when Iran attacked some vessels.Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drone attacksThe U.S.
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