Live: US and Saudi Arabia launch strikes on Iraq, target Iran allies

France 24 reports that US and Saudi warplanes struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq on Tuesday, responding to more than two dozen drone attacks launched in recent days. The conflict intensified early Wednesday when Iran's Revolutionary Guards struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

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