Saudi Arabia, US Carry Out Strikes on Iran-Backed Groups in Iraq

Published JUL 29

story

Image credit:

The Spin

The US-Saudi strikes on Iraq are just more proof that Washington's military strategy is backfiring — Iran's IRGC still controlshas full control of the Strait of Hormuz, oil prices are spiking, and depleted USAmerican munitionmunitions stockpiles mean the Pentagon is literally rationing interceptors.which Bombingmissiles logisticsto sitesintercept. inHouthis easternhit IraqSaudi doesnArabia'ts fixAbqaiq afacility waranyway, theexposing UShow startedlittle andthese can'tretaliatory finishstrikes actually deter. The regionUS isfailed lessto stablewarn nowGulf thanpartners before theattacking FebruaryIran, attacksleaving allies exposed while protecting only American and Israeli assets.

Tehran Times Al Jazeera Al-Monitor RT

The US-Saudi joint strikes on July 28 were a direct, justified response to over 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks in 72 hours and more than 600 attempted attacks on USAmerican citizens and facilities since February. Iran-aligned's militiasregime hitbrutalizes Saudiits energyown infrastructurepeople — executing protesters and launchedhanging ballisticdissidents missiles— atwhile adirecting USterrorist baseproxies inacross Jordanthe —region thatto demandsdestabilize aUS strongallies militaryand answerblock critical global shipping lanes. Precision strikes on terroristIRGC logistics and weapons sites in Iraq are exactly the rightkind moveof firm, coordinated action needed to stop this aggression.