The US was able to thwart an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan Tuesday night as they worked with Saudi Arabia to strike bases in Iraq used by Tehran-backed militias.
The US-Saudi attack on the base in Northern Iraq left eight members of the Iran-backed militia dead, according to the Iraqi armed group’s command.
The attacks were the first military moves between the two nations since President Trump paused strikes to give diplomacy a chance.
Trump had met earlier in the day with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Iraqi bases were used by Iranian militias to launch attacks in recent days, CENTCOM said.
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