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Iran-backed fighters in Yemen and Iraq are threatening the Gulf

Regional officials tell The Associated Press that Yemen's Houthi rebels helped Iraqi militias launch drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities in July. The United States and Saudi Arabia responded to those attacks with rare joint airstrikes on the Iraqi militias.…

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Iran-backed fighters in Yemen and Iraq are threatening the Gulf

Regional officials tell The Associated Press that Yemen's Houthi rebels helped Iraqi militias launch drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities in July. The United States and Saudi Arabia responded to those attacks with rare joint airstrikes on the Iraqi militias.…

CAIRO (AP) In July, Saudi Arabia and the United States bombed Iran-backed militias in Iraq after blaming them for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities that had been claimed by Yemens Houthi rebels, …

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