U.S. and Saudi forces struck Iran-backed sites in Iraq following coordinated ballistic missile attacks targeting American military positions in the region.
WASHINGTON — Military tensions between the United States and Iran intensified in late July following reported Iranian ballistic missile launches targeting American positions across the Middle East, prompting a series of retaliatory military operations involving U.S. and Saudi forces in Iraq and extensive American strikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) infrastructure inside Iran.
According to operational briefings attributed to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles on July 28 in an attack directed at U.S. military positions in the region. American defense officials said regional air-defense systems intercepted the incoming missiles, preventing reported casualties among U.S. personnel deployed across the theater.