{"id":1604,"date":"2026-07-29T12:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:02:42","slug":"no-quick-end-to-the-war-as-us-and-saudis-strike-irans-allies-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=1604","title":{"rendered":"No quick end to the war as US and Saudis strike Iran\u2019s allies in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.3632%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_123\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b1cc1fe4fa39872241ec7ea8ff72ab6d38b67a0636f2b114327688ded93ca0dd\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"No quick end to the war as US and Saudis strike Iran\u2019s allies in Iraq\" title=\"No quick end to the war as US and Saudis strike Iran\u2019s allies in Iraq\" 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following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.259%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_8\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b1cc1fe4fa39872241ec7ea8ff72ab6d38b67a0636f2b114327688ded93ca0dd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.259%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_8\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/b1cc1fe4fa39872241ec7ea8ff72ab6d38b67a0636f2b114327688ded93ca0dd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.259%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_8\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/b1cc1fe4fa39872241ec7ea8ff72ab6d38b67a0636f2b114327688ded93ca0dd 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Black smoke rises following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil. <\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Washington and Riyadh said they had jointly struck Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq in retaliation for drone attacks on Saudi oil targets.<\/p>\n<p>Iraq\u2019s Popular Mobilisation Forces, powerful Iran-backed paramilitary groups incorporated into the formal Iraqi security forces, said at least 20 members were killed and 32 wounded in US-Saudi strikes targeting several bases across Iraq.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>It was the first major US military action in the Middle East since last Friday, when US President Donald Trump abruptly suspended an intensive bombing campaign after 13 days, having been advised by commanders that the strategy had run its course.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/88b749e036a76c4886e9c643006c351e6e45eb5c, 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21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>An advertisement for a smartphone stands in front of a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump being grabbed by the neck in Tehran, Iran.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The joint strikes potentially widen the conflict by drawing Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia into combat against Shiite proxies of Iran on a new front. It was the first time during the war that Saudi Arabia had publicly declared its participation in joint strikes alongside the US.<\/p>\n<p>Iraq\u2019s Shiite-led government, one of the few in the world to maintain close military and diplomatic ties with both Iran and the US, called an emergency meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Washington has long called on the Baghdad government to crack down on Iran-backed paramilitaries, but efforts to do so in the past have provoked domestic unrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Saudi Arabia has also been drawn into the conflict on another front, with the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen announcing a <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/middle-east\/iran-war-spreads-to-red-sea-and-caspian-gulf-quiet-as-us-forgoes-strikes-20260726-p60ile.html\">blockade of Saudi oil exports<\/a> in the Red Sea last week and firing on ships and oil facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before launching the joint attacks with Saudi Arabia on Iraq, the US military said its air defences had averted a surprise Iranian attack on US troops in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan\u2019s military said its air defences had intercepted and shot down five Iranian missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the four US service members killed this month were killed in Jordan, where US bases have become primary Iranian targets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards said they had fired several ballistic missiles at US military installations in Jordan, and had struck three tankers that were attempting to transit through the Strait of Hormuz along an unauthorised route.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tehran shoots down Omani proposal <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fighting had first resumed this month after a US-Iran deal reached in June on a framework to end the war collapsed over the fate of the strait, the world\u2019s most important energy shipping route, which Iran says it controls and where it aims to collect fees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 ZrhPA\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 dyWwUw\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4f7fbcce3a26d9a717f17341fcd8bfe2174e2fd4, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4f7fbcce3a26d9a717f17341fcd8bfe2174e2fd4 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4f7fbcce3a26d9a717f17341fcd8bfe2174e2fd4, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4f7fbcce3a26d9a717f17341fcd8bfe2174e2fd4 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Iran still calls the shots in the Strait of Hormuz.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4f7fbcce3a26d9a717f17341fcd8bfe2174e2fd4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/4f7fbcce3a26d9a717f17341fcd8bfe2174e2fd4, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/4f7fbcce3a26d9a717f17341fcd8bfe2174e2fd4 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 iMiYlW\"><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><default:path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/default:g><default:g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><default:path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/default:g><\/default:svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Iran still calls the shots in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP Photo\/Amirhosein Khorgooi<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Oman proposed a plan for joint regional control of the strait this week, with the backing of Gulf states, that would allow the payment of voluntary service charges. But a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday that Iran had rejected the Omani proposal as \u201cunreasonable\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<aside class=\"sc-c8170ed7-0 kBAoLZ noPrint\" data-testid=\"related-story\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-c8170ed7-1 iHMtRN\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 VKgwt\" data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 kZkxVd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/north-america\/don-t-need-him-to-tell-me-that-trump-rebukes-netanyahu-as-they-meet-on-iran-20260729-p60jfp.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hdiTqm\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9225393518518518%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_192%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1df6198999c08d3719ab0b0d702f73e15b1a2174, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9225393518518518%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_192%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1df6198999c08d3719ab0b0d702f73e15b1a2174 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9225393518518518%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_192%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1df6198999c08d3719ab0b0d702f73e15b1a2174, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9225393518518518%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_192%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1df6198999c08d3719ab0b0d702f73e15b1a2174 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The meeting was closed to the media but the Israeli government distributed photos of the two leaders.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9225393518518518%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_192%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1df6198999c08d3719ab0b0d702f73e15b1a2174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9225393518518518%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_192%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/1df6198999c08d3719ab0b0d702f73e15b1a2174, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.9225393518518518%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_192%2C$y_47\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/1df6198999c08d3719ab0b0d702f73e15b1a2174 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ioInpc\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The official said a 50-50 joint control arrangement with Oman would not serve Iran\u2019s interests, though Tehran considers Oman a valuable neighbour.<\/p>\n<p>Iran wants sole control over the inbound route through the strait and partial control over the outbound route.<\/p>\n<p>The US has been telling ships to use a route near the Omani shore rather than sailing close to Iran. The Revolutionary Guards Navy said in a statement it continued to maintain full control over the strait and would respond to \u201cunlawful US military interference\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed fighting sent Brent crude futures again trading above $US87 ($125) a barrel, rising more than $US3 and the first jump since last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\">\n<p>The price, which had briefly spiked above $US100 last week for the first time since May, had tumbled into the mid-80s this week after it emerged over the weekend that Trump had called off the bombing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/j8cnX\/1\/\" class=\"sc-a37c8537-0 sc-d102cce5-1 inzSmD wbXDd\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reuters <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what\u2019s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/newsletter-signup?newsletter=trump-biden-2020&amp;utm_source=EditorialArticle&amp;utm_medium=ArticleText&amp;utm_campaign=Newsletters\"><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"article-footer\" class=\"sc-780f6c39-0 fWnQtB\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-1 bhFzjY noPrint\">\n<div class=\"sc-780f6c39-2 ksUUFP\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga sc-780f6c39-3 fMMhlQ\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 kmQlMe\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><default:path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"\/><\/default:svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 gaKrMl\">Save<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/goodfood\/saved\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-12 sc-d1b14060-2 jyLmZI iQLtAb\">saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sc-3dbe4134-0 iIZygf sc-df8e6ee0-0 noPrint noPrint\" data-an-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-group=\"everything\" data-an-cu-name=\"From our partners\" data-an-cu-position=\"4\" data-testid=\"from-our-partners-strap\">\n<header class=\"sc-84567ec1-0 hpMljf\">\n<h2 data-pb-type=\"hi\" class=\"sc-84567ec1-1 weWOF\"><span>From our partners<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parisa Hafezi, Ahmed Tolba and Ahmed Elimam July 29, 2026 \u2014 8:02pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. 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