US, Saudi Forces Strike Iran-Backed Groups In Iraq After Drone Attacks

Mourners carry two coffins draped in the Iraqi flag through a crowd.

Saudi Arabia has spent five months trying not to get dragged into a regional conflict, but on Tuesday, its fighter jets along with U.S. planes carried out strikes across eastern Iraq.

Saudis’ joint strikes with US tell Iran: You can’t blackmail us

Despite tensions at several points over the last five months, the Saudis have managed to influence President Trump's Iran policy multiple times since the war began.