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US military launches strikes on Iranian targets a day after it foiled missile attack on US forces

U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in eastern Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters, in response to alleged drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. (AP video shot by: Salman Amin) BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it launched strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces in the Middle East. The latest barrage came after the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. The new strikes on Iran are “a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attack,” U.S. Central Command said in a post on social media Wednesday evening.

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Elsewhere, drone strikes ignited fires on two natural gas vessels at the Egyptian port of Damietta, according to British maritime security firm Ambrey. 1 dead — and wounded An interim agreement collapsed in recent weeks over renewed fighting in the Strait of Hormuz , a crucial waterway for global energy supplies that Iranian attacks have again effectively closed.

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U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Tehran-backed militias in eastern Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters, in response to alleged drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. (AP video shot by: Salman Amin) BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military said Wednesday that it launched strikes on Iranian targets in response to Tehran’s attack on American forces in the Middle East. The latest barrage came after the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. The new strikes on Iran are “a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attack,” U.S. Central Command said in a post on social media Wednesday evening.
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