Israel secretly established a base in Iraq and previously clashed with local forces to prevent them from accessing the area, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Iraqi captain Rahman al-Jubouri likens his oil tanker to a "fireball" while traversing the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, a region where the US-Israel-Iran conflict disrupts global trade and endangers seafarers.
US officials have announced the arrest of two relatives of Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian general killed in Iraq in 2020, but his daughter denies the information.
Middle Eastern citizens have endured a series of attacks, while global oil and gas supplies have been destabilized by the conflict involving Iran over the past month.
The C-RAM system, deployed by the US in numerous Middle Eastern locations, serves as the final line of defense against enemy unmanned aerial vehicles and rockets.
The United States launched an operation to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz in 1987, but the incident involving the supertanker Bridgeton hitting a mine dealt a blow to the image of its navy.
The armed group Kataib Hezbollah released a video showing an FPV drone operating over what is believed to be Victory Base in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
Statistics show that over 3,000 people, including civilians and military personnel, have died in the Middle East since the Iran conflict erupted two weeks ago.
The Iraq national team may have to travel by road for up to 12 hours through a conflict-affected area to reach Jordan for a flight to Mexico to play in the World Cup 2026 play-off.
