World NewsIran launches renewed missile attacks as US and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq'It's our turn to hit them'Photo: The Canadian Press 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. Saudi Arabia had accused the Iraqi militias of firing drones against its oil facilities over the past two days. The U.S. military later announced that American and Saudi fighter aircraft had struck multiple logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq in response to the alleged drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. Attacks on Saudi oil facilities could worsen global energy crisisSaudi Arabia is also locked in a renewed conflict with the Houthis. Iran rejects Oman proposal for managing Strait of HormuzThe Strait of Hormuz has been a major flashpoint in the conflict.