US thwarts Iranian missile attack, joins Saudi strikes in Iraq

We begin this morning with a new escalation in the conflict between the United States and Iran

after both sides traded strikes overnight. Jordan says its air defenses shot down five missiles fired from Iran early this morning

U.S. Central Command says Iran's Revolutionary Guard also launched multiple ballistic missiles

at American forces in the region in what it calls an attempted surprise attack

CENTCOM says every missile was successfully intercepted and no U.S. personnel were harmed

The attack followed days of drone strikes that the U.S. says were carried out by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq

Hours later, U.S. and Saudi forces launched joint precision strikes on multiple logistics and weapons sites used by those Iran-aligned groups, according to CENTCOM

The Iraq-based Popular Mobilization Forces says at least 20 of their fighters were killed and 32 others wounded

They also claimed the attacks at seven of their headquarters. Meanwhile, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it stopped three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

Neither the extent of any damage nor whether any crew members got hurt has been confirmed

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