EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Allied jets strike proxy bases in Iraq after coalition air defenses intercept an Iranian ballistic missile salvo targeting US positions.
WASHINGTON— In a dramatic escalation across the Middle East,the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a coordinated salvo of ballistic missiles targeting United States forward operating positions on Tuesday evening, prompting an immediate regional air-defense engagement followed hours later by joint U.S. and Saudi retaliatory airstrikes across eastern Iraq.