AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUS-Saudi Strikes Escalate in Iraq: The US and Saudi Arabia carried out coordinated airstrikes across eastern Iraq, targeting Iran-aligned “logistics and weapons sites” after Iran-backed drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Casualties & Iraqi Response: Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said at least 20 fighters were killed and 32 wounded in strikes across seven provinces, and Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered an emergency national security meeting. Regional Missile Back-and-Forth: The IRGC claimed ballistic missile attacks on US facilities in Jordan, while US CENTCOM said it intercepted the missiles; Jordan also reported intercepting five missiles. Diplomacy Under Strain: Al-Zaidi suspended a planned visit to Riyadh amid the fallout. Local Voices: Muqtada al-Sadr urged Iran and Iraqi militias to stop targeting Iraqi territory and warned against dragging Iraq into a “pointless war.” Iraq-Turkiye Energy Push: Separately, Erdoğan said Türkiye could get up to 1 million barrels of oil per day under an energy deal discussed with al-Zaidi, as Starlink launched services in Iraq.
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