{"id":365489,"date":"2026-07-29T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/saudi-arabia-joins-us-in-air-strikes-on-iran-backed-militias-in-iraq-saudiarabia-iran-us\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:00:07","slug":"saudi-arabia-joins-us-in-air-strikes-on-iran-backed-militias-in-iraq-saudiarabia-iran-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/saudi-arabia-joins-us-in-air-strikes-on-iran-backed-militias-in-iraq-saudiarabia-iran-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia joins US in air strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq #SaudiArabia #Iran #US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PIOMsCvkYb8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi Arabia joins US in air strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq #SaudiArabia #Iran #US\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PIOMsCvkYb8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia has joined US forces in launching air strikes on Iraqi militias backed by Iran, ending the recent pause in fighting.<\/p>\n<p>It came hours after US Centcom said Iran had launched drone attacks targeting its forces in Jordan, which intercepted another five missiles early today. 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It came hours after US Centcom said Iran had launched drone attacks targeting its forces in Jordan, which intercepted another five missiles early today. 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