EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
U.S. and Saudi forces struck Iran-backed sites in Iraq after ballistic missile attacks targeted American military positions across the Middle East.
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.