{"id":21159,"date":"2026-07-29T17:48:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21159"},"modified":"2026-07-29T17:48:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:48:26","slug":"war-expands-as-u-s-saudi-strikes-target-iraqi-militias-backed-by-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=21159","title":{"rendered":"War expands as U.S.-Saudi strikes target Iraqi militias backed by Iran"},"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 id=\"content__post--e435110a-d36c-43d7-837c-1f1dea31f743\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-e435110a\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T08:45:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              1m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Trump tells Fox U.S. will hit Iran hard over &#8220;surprise attack&#8221; targeting U.S. forces in Mideast<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>President Trump told Fox News on Wednesday that the U.S. would &#8220;be hitting them hard&#8221; when asked about any looming response to attacks launched by Iran on Tuesday targeting U.S. forces in the Mideast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to beat the f*****g s*** out of them,&#8221; Mr. Trump told the network. &#8220;We&#8217;ll be hitting them hard. \u2026 They&#8217;re going to get a beating.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military&#8217;s Central Command said Tuesday night that it thwarted an &#8220;attempted surprise attack&#8221; by Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East with multiple ballistic missiles. CENTCOM said all the missiles were &#8220;successfully intercepted.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--1ff91c50-3b4e-4274-9a4e-3a83f87d0dad\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-1ff91c50\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T08:26:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              20m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Yemeni official accuses Houthis of conspiring with Iran to impose fees on Red Sea shipping<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>A minister in Yemen&#8217;s internationally recognized government accused Houthi rebels on Wednesday of working under Iranian guidance to try to establish a system to impose fees on commercial vessels transiting the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait.<\/p>\n<p>The narrow strait is the southern gateway to the Red Sea, and it has become an even more critical waterway for shipments of Saudi crude oil to reach international markets as energy exports remain largely choked off by fighting between the U.S. and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, which is the gateway to the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani called the alleged effort by the Houthis and their Iranian benefactors &#8220;a dangerous escalation aimed at transforming one of the world&#8217;s most strategic maritime corridors into a permanent source of funding for the militia&#8217;s military and terrorist activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/27\/f232e5c6-a23e-451d-9afd-1f7971ac62f8\/map-bab-el-mandeb-strait-of-hormuz-1413205596.jpg#\" alt=\"Indo-Pacific major energy SLOCs, Sea Lines Of Communication, map \" width=\"8660\" height=\"5773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2026\/03\/27\/f232e5c6-a23e-451d-9afd-1f7971ac62f8\/map-bab-el-mandeb-strait-of-hormuz-1413205596.jpg 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A map shows major routes for energy resources and other trade from the Middle East to Asia, including the Bab el-Mandeb strait and the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Getty\/iStockphoto<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eryani said recently obtained &#8220;confirmed intelligence&#8221; indicated that Iran&#8217;s powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps was helping manage the effort in conjunction with the Houthis.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The intelligence indicates that IRGC experts and advisers are directly involved in designing the technical and administrative framework of the project,&#8221; the minister told French news agency AFP.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Reuters news agency <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-us-trump-strait-hormuz-oil-prices-red-sea-houthis\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reported that Iran flew IRGC commanders<\/a><\/span> and equipment related to missiles and drones to Yemen to help bolster the Houthis&#8217; ability to threaten global energy supplies in the Red Sea, citing four officials with knowledge of the matter. Reuters said the Iranian commanders and equipment were sent to Yemen about a week before the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-us-troops-killed-wounded-jordan-base\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Houthis declared a blockade<\/a><\/span> of Saudi Arabia and started menacing vessels linked to the kingdom in the Red Sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>CBS\/AFP<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--828b33e8-0406-4a1b-a653-a11602c5dee7\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-828b33e8\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T08:01:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              45m ago<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Iraq condemns U.S.-Saudi airstrikes, and the Iranian proxies they targeted on its territory<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Iraq&#8217;s president has condemned a joint U.S.-Saudi attack on Iran-backed paramilitary forces in the country, which the militias said had killed at least 20 people and drew yet another country into the five-month Middle East war launched by Israel and the U.S. on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IraqiPresidency\/status\/2082426255958278644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In a statement,<\/a> the Iraqi presidency said Wednesday that the strikes, which were the first offensive operations Saudi Arabia has acknowledged taking part in during the current conflict, were &#8220;an unacceptable attack and a flagrant violation of Iraq&#8217;s sovereignty.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The statement condemned &#8220;targeting of its official security institutions in a manner that contravenes the rules of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Iraqi president also condemned the Iranian proxy forces targeted by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia for launching attacks &#8220;against neighboring countries or for the settling of regional and international scores.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2082260118930956482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> announcing the attacks against the groups in Iraq, U.S. Central Command accused the militias of attacking U.S. forces and Saudi energy infrastructure under the direction of Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--cf1bf441-997e-46b5-b090-1634a8fddc4a\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-cf1bf441\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T07:41:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              7:41 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Iran state TV says U.S. struck near Iraq border<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Iranian state television said Wednesday that a U.S. strike hit a city in the country&#8217;s northwest, on the border with Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A few minutes ago, an area in the Piranshahr border area was attacked by American enemy airstrikes,&#8221; state television reported, after Fars news agency quoted an official in West Azerbaijan province as saying a missile hit an uninhabited area, leaving no casualties.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military&#8217;s Central Command said late Tuesday that U.S. and Saudi forces conducted joint strikes on Iranian proxies in Iraq.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--5619f5f7-aebc-4ce9-85d8-6bcfc4e04bf2\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-5619f5f7\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T07:11:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              7:11 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">U.S. commander warns troops not to share video of strikes on bases, says it could be helping Iran<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>U.S. troops across the Middle East have been warned that cellphone videos they share online could help Iran target American bases, the Reuters news agency reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Admiral Brad Cooper, overall commander of U.S. Central Command, said in the letter to the forces that Iran was benefiting from videos posted online that could reveal whether strikes targeting American forces were successful in near real-time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The direct, unavoidable cost of this open-source intelligence could be measured in the lives of American service members and civilian residents in targeted Gulf countries,&#8221; Cooper said in the July 28 letter, which a CENTCOM official confirmed to CBS News had been sent.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper called on U.S. forces to &#8220;redouble our focus on operational security,&#8221; without prescribing specific steps in the memo. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reuters said, citing two anonymous sources, that in Jordan, where <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-strike-jordan-us-troops-killed\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">three U.S.\u00a0 service members were recently killed<\/a><\/span> in an Iranian strike on an air base, troops had been told their cellphones could soon be confiscated, but the CENTCOM official who spoke to CBS News on Wednesday disputed any such plans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--20a1342f-3156-402d-be0c-ae0eea7b391d\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-20a1342f\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T06:41:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              6:41 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Oil prices rise again as brief pause in fighting is shattered<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Oil prices climbed again Wednesday as a brief pause in fighting in the Iran war was shattered. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, had eased from the two-month high it hit last week, but it rebounded 3.3% Wednesday to sell at about $85 a barrel.<\/p>\n<p>The calm persisted for about three days following weeks of escalation over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf waterway and narrow chokepoint through which 20% of the world&#8217;s traded oil normally flows.<\/p>\n<p>Benchmark U.S. crude increased 3.4% to $81.93 a barrel Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--58bd72ba-1967-4f9e-9e45-e4a9edc5b7c2\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-58bd72ba\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T06:13:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              6:13 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Saudi Arabia says strikes on Iran-backed paramilitary group in Iraq were self-defense<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday the joint strikes carried out alongside U.S. forces against Iran-backed groups in Iraq were lawful self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These Iran-backed terrorist militias chose the path of irresponsible escalation, violating international law,&#8221; the ministry said in a statement, adding that the strikes were carried out in response to previous attacks by the militia groups on Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--08756933-8661-45a9-a20c-8c87534c01ec\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-08756933\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T05:48:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              5:48 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Iran-backed militia group says at least 20 fighters killed in U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>The <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-saudi-arabia-strike-iran-proxies-iraq-after-attacks-on-american-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S. and Saudi militaries launched airstrikes<\/a><\/span> late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, U.S. Central Command said, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces over the last few days.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-Saudi operation was aimed at &#8220;terrorist logistics and weapons sites across eastern Iraq,&#8221; CENTCOM said in a statement posted to social media. The Saudi Ministry of Defense also confirmed that it &#8220;conducted precise and targeted strikes,&#8221; citing its right to self-defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), an umbrella group of Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran, said in a statement released Wednesday that\u00a0 at least 20 of its fighters were killed and 32 wounded. The group said its headquarters in Baghdad and six other locations were struck.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/29\/1f36a98f-782d-40d4-b92a-5f6f33bd7c2d\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/99524a958d99db24b7e4fd69b58ff299\/gettyimages-2287463820.jpg#\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-IRAQ-US-SAUDI-IRAN-ISRAEL-WAR \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/29\/1f36a98f-782d-40d4-b92a-5f6f33bd7c2d\/thumbnail\/620x413g2\/99524a958d99db24b7e4fd69b58ff299\/gettyimages-2287463820.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/29\/1f36a98f-782d-40d4-b92a-5f6f33bd7c2d\/thumbnail\/1240x826g2\/efc20d1ec9e717d82512e239554887d2\/gettyimages-2287463820.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Security forces and emergency personnel work at the site of a strike north of al-Miqdadiyah district in Iraq&#8217;s Dayala province, July 29, 2026, after joint U.S. and Saudi strikes on Iranian-backed groups in the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Younis AL-BAYATI\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CENTCOM said the strikes were in response to more than 30 attempted drone attacks on U.S. forces and Saudi energy sites over the last three days, describing the attacks on U.S. assets as unsuccessful. Saudi Arabia said it has intercepted drones that were launched from Iraq and targeted petroleum facilities in Riyadh and the country&#8217;s east.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--0e94454e-02c3-4da4-8ecc-4f76b132699c\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-0e94454e\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T05:48:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              5:48 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Jordan says 5 Iranian missiles intercepted<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Jordan&#8217;s military said the country&#8217;s air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday. In a statement, the military said the missiles had been &#8220;intercepted and destroyed.&#8221; It did not mention any casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the U.S. military said it knocked down an Iranian missile barrage and worked with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s forces to strike sites in Iraq that Tehran-backed militias have used to launch attacks in recent days, shattering a brief pause in fighting.<\/p>\n<p>All Iranian missiles launched against American forces in the Middle East were intercepted, U.S. Central Command said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--187651cd-e007-4a94-a511-dcec321fde17\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-187651cd\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T05:48:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              5:48 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Iran strikes 3 oil tankers in Strait of Hormuz, state media says<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>The Iranian Revolutionary Guards struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran&#8217;s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, which is linked to the Revolutionary Guards.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Three violating oil tankers, which ignored our warnings and continued sailing an unsafe and illegal route, were struck and brought to a halt,&#8221; the Tasnim News agency reported.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear if the tankers sustained any significant damage, or if there were any injuries to crewmembers from the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Tuesday, the Yemen-based Houthi militant group, which is an Iranian proxy, said it fired several ballistic missiles at a Saudi-flagged tanker in the Red Sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--0dce9e71-46be-4da8-a45d-431166cf52f6\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-0dce9e71\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T05:48:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              5:48 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Iran launched ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces in Middle East, CENTCOM says<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in the Middle East in what U.S. Central Command described as an &#8220;attempted surprise attack.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CENTCOM said the missiles were launched at 5:45 p.m. ET Tuesday by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. They were all &#8220;successfully intercepted,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2082231500318114110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to CENTCOM.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;U.S. forces remain vigilant and at a high state of readiness,&#8221; CENTCOM said in its statement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"content__post--47ff3445-747d-47c7-bdec-3e008be0290b\">\n            <a name=\"post-update-47ff3445\" class=\"post-update__anchor-link\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>            <time class=\"post-update__time-ago is-live\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T05:48:00-0400\"><br \/>\n              5:48 AM<br \/>\n            <\/time><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"post-update__headline\">Netanyahu and Trump had &#8220;extremely positive&#8221; meeting, source says<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post-update__bodytext\">\n<p>The White House meeting between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was &#8220;extremely positive,&#8221; according to a senior Israeli source who accompanied Netanyahu in the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was an extremely positive meeting,&#8221; the source said. &#8220;The Prime Minister and President held an excellent and comprehensive discussion on the key issues of the day, first and foremost Iran. The leaders reaffirmed their ironclad commitment to ensuring that Iran never has nuclear weapons.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The meeting held the potential to be tense, emphasized by Mr. Trump&#8217;s comments to Fox News just before the meeting. He pushed back on a reporter&#8217;s question about Netanyahu wanting to discuss Pickaxe Mountain, a supposed Iranian nuclear facility, saying, &#8220;I don&#8217;t need Bibi to tell me that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bibi&#8217;s telling me that because he wants me to stay involved,&#8221; Mr. Trump told Fox News. &#8220;I said, &#8216;Why didn&#8217;t you just tell it to me, why did you have to announce it to the world?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know \u200cexactly what&#8217;s \u200cgoing on at \u2060Pickaxe. 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