US says it intercepted ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack on its forces in Middle East after lull in fighting
The US military intercepted an Iranian missile attack targeting a base in Jordan, while joint US-Saudi strikes targeted Iran-backed militias in Iraq. These events have caused a spike in global oil prices amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
A man inspects the damage at the site of a strike in the northern Iraqi Nineveh province. The US and Saudi Arabia said they had struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq/Getty Images A man inspects the damage at the site of a strike in the northern Iraqi Nineveh province. The US and Saudi Arabia said they had struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq/Getty Images US-Israel war on Iran US joins forces with Saudis to strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq Oil price spikes after flare-up of fighting and claimed Iranian attacks on three tankers in strait of Hormuz
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