Six Iranian advisers killed in US-Saudi strike on Iraq: All you need to know

The fighting was also likely to add to concerns that the US is further drawing down already diminished stockpiles of sophisticated munitions needed to defend its bases and allies.

At least six Iranian advisers were killed in the US-Saudi Arabia joint strike on Wednesday, AP reported, citing two Iraqi militia officials.

The tension in the Middle East at several fronts, including US bases in Gulf states, Iranian territory, and now Saudi Arabia-Iraq’s hostility, has raised concern of a return to a wider all-out war.

The US-Israel war on Iran, which has completed five months, has also shaken the world economy as the strategic waterway the Strait of Hormuz remains virtually blocked.

The conflict is also adding concerns that the United States is depleting the already diminished stockpiles of ammunition that are required for American personnel to defend their bases in the region and their allies.

The Iran-allied Iraqi militias have vowed to retaliate against the US-Saudi strikes on Iraq, but added that they won’t carry out the attack until Tuesday, the end of the ongoing Arbaeen pilgrimage, when hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims visit the holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, New York Times reported.

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“Our response to the American enemy is inevitable and will come, and we may target its tools in Saudi Arabia if the situation demands it,” the group said in a statement, NYT reported.

The Iraqi militias further said in the statement that they are giving Iraq’s central government a “deadline” of next Tuesday to retaliate against the US-Saudi strikes. The Iraqi government has been putting pressure on Iran-aligned militias to disarm and become part of the state.

However, Iraq’s National Security Council criticised the deadly US and Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes on a number of Iraqi militias in an emergency session on Wednesday. A security plan has been finalised by the council that will prevent any party from threatening neighbouring countries.

The council confirmed its “firm position rejecting all hostile acts, regardless of the party that carries them out or the justifications invoked for them,” NYT reported.

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At least six Iranian advisers were killed in the US-Saudi Arabia joint strike on Wednesday, AP reported, citing two Iraqi militia officials.

The tension in the Middle East at several fronts, including US bases in Gulf states, Iranian territory, and now Saudi Arabia-Iraq’s hostility, has raised concern of a return to a wider all-out war.

The US-Israel war on Iran, which has completed five months, has also shaken the world economy as the strategic waterway the Strait of Hormuz remains virtually blocked.

The conflict is also adding concerns that the United States is depleting the already diminished stockpiles of ammunition that are required for American personnel to defend their bases in the region and their allies.

The Iran-allied Iraqi militias have vowed to retaliate against the US-Saudi strikes on Iraq, but added that they won’t carry out the attack until Tuesday, the end of the ongoing Arbaeen pilgrimage, when hundreds of thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims visit the holy shrines in the Iraqi city of Karbala, New York Times reported.

BREAKING: President Trump tells Fox News the United States will respond with force after what he called a surprise Iranian missile attack on U.S. forces in Jordan, saying, “We’re going to beat the f****** s*** out of them” and warning Iran is “going to get a beating.”

He said… pic.twitter.com/ZsgHEDq8sB

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 29, 2026

“Our response to the American enemy is inevitable and will come, and we may target its tools in Saudi Arabia if the situation demands it,” the group said in a statement, NYT reported.

The Iraqi militias further said in the statement that they are giving Iraq’s central government a “deadline” of next Tuesday to retaliate against the US-Saudi strikes. The Iraqi government has been putting pressure on Iran-aligned militias to disarm and become part of the state.

However, Iraq’s National Security Council criticised the deadly US and Saudi Arabia’s airstrikes on a number of Iraqi militias in an emergency session on Wednesday. A security plan has been finalised by the council that will prevent any party from threatening neighbouring countries.

The council confirmed its “firm position rejecting all hostile acts, regardless of the party that carries them out or the justifications invoked for them,” NYT reported.