{"id":20663,"date":"2026-07-29T06:31:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20663"},"modified":"2026-07-29T06:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:31:45","slug":"iran-and-us-trade-strikes-shattering-brief-lull-in-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20663","title":{"rendered":"Iran and US trade strikes, shattering brief lull in fighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iran has launched &#8220;multiple&#8221; ballistic missiles in an &#8220;attempted surprise attack&#8221; on American forces in the Middle East, the US military said, shattering a lull in the fighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The attack occurred at 17:45 EDT (21:45 GMT) on Tuesday, with all missiles &#8220;successfully intercepted&#8221;, said US Central Command (Centcom), which did not disclose any locations of targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The US military and Saudi Arabian forces meanwhile struck &#8220;Iran-aligned terrorists&#8221; in Iraq in retaliation for Iran-directed drone attacks, according to Centcom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tehran has not yet commented. The reported crossfire would end a brief break in hostilities between the<strong> <\/strong>US and Iran, which was designed to bring negotiators back to the table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The US and Saudi Arabia struck &#8220;multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites&#8221; in eastern Iraq, according to Centcom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The US military said this was &#8220;a strong response to over 30 IRGC-directed aerial drone attacks in the last 72 hours&#8221;, using an acronym for Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Centcom said Iran&#8217;s military &#8220;and its terrorist proxies must cease these attacks to avoid further US military response&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia said its military had intercepted and destroyed drones targeting petroleum facilities in the country&#8217;s eastern region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Defence ministry spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki alleged the drones were launched by Iran-affiliated militia groups in Iraqi territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The reignited hostilities come a day after US President Donald Trump spoke of &#8220;very friendly negotiations&#8221; with Iran. At that point, the two sides had not exchanged strikes for a third consecutive day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Access and control of the Strait of Hormuz remains a key sticking point in talks, which Tehran has denied are even happening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The latest strikes coincided with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s visit to Washington, where he met Trump at the White House and attended the funeral of US Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent Iran hawk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least 624 US military service members have been wounded since Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to recent Pentagon data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Pentagon said 417 of those personnel were injured in relation to Operation Epic Fury, the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran has launched &#8220;multiple&#8221; ballistic missiles in an &#8220;attempted surprise attack&#8221; on American forces in the Middle East, the US military said, shattering a lull in the fighting. 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