What began as a targeted American and Israeli campaign against Iran five months ago has grown into a regional war with no clear boundary — drawing in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, and Egypt, each entangled by alliance, grievance, or geography. On the evening of July 29th, the United States launched fresh strikes deep into Iranian territory in retaliation for Iranian missile attacks on American forces, while oil markets lurched upward and diplomats privately pleaded for restraint. The logic of escalation, once set in motion, tends to outpace the intentions of those who started it — and the
US strikes Iran as regional conflict spreads across Middle East
At least 20 Iraqi paramilitary fighters killed and 32 wounded in US-Saudi strikes; three US service members killed in Jordan earlier this month; Iranian Revolutionary Guards advisers reported killed.