The latest barrage came after the U.S. partnered with Saudi Arabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters and six Iranian advisers. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the strikes on a U.S.-owned floating storage facility and a Greek-owned tanker. Saudi Arabia had accused the Iraqi militias of firing drones against its oil facilities over the past two days. This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC on July 27, 2026 shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, 2026. Attacks on Saudi oil facilities could worsen global energy crisisSaudi Arabia is also locked in a renewed conflict with the Houthis.