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New Strikes Engulf More Countries in the Iran War

President Trump threatened retribution after Iran fired missiles at U.S. military bases in Jordan. Strikes by U.S. and Saudi warplanes on Iranian-linked militias in Iraq were a further escalation after a lull. By Raja Abdulrahim Vivian Nereim Ismaeel Naar and Thomas Fuller Airstrikes across the Middle East on Wednesday drew more countries into the war between the United States and Iran, ending a few days of relative calm in the region. Iran fired missiles at military bases in Jordan and at oil tankers.

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Scoop News DeskIran · Published Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM UTCUpdated Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 9:44 PM UTC

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Previously, the kingdom had avoided openly becoming a direct combatant in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. (The Saudi military had launched some retaliatory strikes on Iran, but those were done in secret, according to senior U.S. officials.) The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday that the country was not seeking escalation but would respond to aggression.

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