Iraq Faces Growing Tensions Amid Us-iran Conflict Expansion

WHO:

ABC News - U.S. President Trump praised Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.

Al Jazeera - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted missile strikes.

Al Jazeera - The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) is a coalition of armed groups in Iraq, primarily Shiite and Iran-backed.

WHAT:

ABC News - U.S. and Saudi strikes targeted Iran-allied fighters in Iraq.

ABC News - The PMF reported that the strikes killed at least 20 of its members and wounded 32.

Al Jazeera - Iran fired several ballistic missiles at U.S. military installations in Jordan, which were intercepted by the U.S.

Al Jazeera - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia conducted attacks against Iran-aligned groups in Iraq after drone attacks on Saudi petroleum facilities.

WHERE:

ABC News - The strikes hit bases of the PMF in Iraq.

Al Jazeera - U.S. military installations targeted in Jordan.

Al Jazeera - The PMF positions were hit in the provinces of Baghdad, Wasit, Nineveh, Basra, Kirkuk, Karbala, and Diyala.

WHEN:

ABC News - The Iraqi government has given non-state armed groups until the end of September to disarm.

Al Jazeera - The U.S. and Saudi attacks occurred on the same day as Iran's missile strikes on Jordan.

WHY:

ABC News - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia justified their attacks by claiming Iran was responsible for recent drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

Al Jazeera - Iran's missile strikes were described as a response to "aggressive actions" by the U.S. military.

HOW:

ABC News - The U.S. and Saudi Arabia coordinated their military actions against Iran-aligned groups.

Al Jazeera - Iran's IRGC launched multiple ballistic missiles targeting U.S. military installations.

(UPDATED July 29, 2026 16:26 UTC)

President Trump praised Iraq's new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi amid escalating tensions in the region, as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia conducted strikes targeting Iran-allied fighters in Iraq, resulting in at least 20 members of the Popular Mobilization Forces being killed and 32 wounded. In a show of military might, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at U.S. military installations in Jordan, which were intercepted, while the Iraqi government has given non-state armed groups until the end of September to disarm. These military actions were justified by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia as a response to recent drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, which they attributed to Iran's aggressive actions.