US intercepts Iranian missiles; US, Saudi forces strike Iran-backed militia sites in IraqYoung men ride motorcycles along the shore as a tractor pulls equipment from the water and commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. In announcing the strikes in Iraq, the U.S. warned that further attacks on American troops or Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure risked additional action. Saudi Arabia and US strike Iran-backed militias in IraqIran launched its ballistic missile attack before American and Saudi forces carried out strikes in Iraq, according to a U.S. official, who stressed that the two attacks were not connected. A Saudi oil tanker is targetedThe Houthis claimed to have fired missiles at the Saudi oil tanker NCC Ghazal, forcing it to turn back. The rebels fired on at least one Saudi tanker in the Red Sea last week.