U.S. and Saudi forces also struck "multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites" in eastern Iraq on Tuesday stateside, retaliating against more than 30 drone attacks in the past three days by "Iran-aligned terrorists," Centcom said.
The attack occurred at 17:45 EDT (21:45 GMT) on Tuesday, with all missiles "successfully intercepted", said US Central Command (Centcom), which did not disclose any locations of targets.
What we know
"Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the Middle East," according to a post on X by the U.S. Houthi strikes on oil production, storage and port infrastructure could disrupt supply across the region, Bjorn Vang Jensen, Executive Industry Advisor at Xeneta said on CNBC's "Access Middle East" on Tuesday.
The US military said this was "a strong response to over 30 IRGC-directed aerial drone attacks in the last 72 hours", using an acronym for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. At least 624 US military service members have been wounded since Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February, according to recent Pentagon data.
The Pentagon said 417 of those personnel were injured in relation to Operation Epic Fury, the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran.
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The US military and Saudi Arabian forces meanwhile struck "Iran-aligned terrorists" in Iraq in retaliation for Iran-directed drone attacks, according to Centcom. The US and Saudi Arabia struck "multiple terrorist logistics and weapons sites" in eastern Iraq, according to Centcom. Defence ministry spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki alleged the drones were launched by Iran-affiliated militia groups in Iraqi territory.
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The reported crossfire would end a brief break in hostilities between the US and Iran, which was designed to bring negotiators back to the table.
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