Trump says US-Saudi strikes in Iraq were 'coordinated' with Baghdad

Middle East Eye · July 29, 2026 War

Trump says US-Saudi strikes in Iraq were 'coordinated' with Baghdad US-Saudi strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq were "coordinated" with the Iraqi government, Donald Trump told Fox News. The US president "said that these strikes were coordinated with the Iraqi government," a journalist from the network stated, citing an interview with Trump.