The United States and Saudi Arabia said they had carried out strikes against Iran-backed militants in Iraq in response to attacks on US troops and Saudi oil facilities.⁣ ⁣ The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a coalition of former paramilitary groups now integrated into Iraq’s armed forces, said at least 20 fighters were killed and 32 others wounded.⁣ ⁣ US CENTCOM said the operation followed more than 30 drone attacks over the previous 72 hours that it said were "directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against US forces and Saudi energy infrastructure".⁣ ⁣ The Saudi Defence Ministry said the strikes targeted groups in Iraq that it accused of launching attacks on oil facilities in the kingdom's Eastern Province. It said Riyadh was not seeking escalation but would respond to any "aggression".⁣ ⁣ Iran denied involvement in attacks on Saudi targets. An unnamed military official, quoted by state broadcaster IRIB, said on Wednesday that attributing attacks on US interes...