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The attack widens the energy war beyond Hormuz and tests Iraq’s control over armed groups.

AP reported Iraq racing to contain the fallout — confirming the drones originated on its soil, dismissing a military commander and announcing seizures of drones and projectiles — while Bloomberg detailed the shutdown of the strait-bypassing pipeline and its supply implications.

Analysts read the strike as Iran using Iraqi proxies to pressure Gulf states over hosting US forces.

The National reported US officials assessing the drones originated in Iraq and analysts tying the attack to Iran-aligned militias' record of hitting Saudi Arabia, while the Times of Israel described Baghdad under mounting pressure over the groups operating on its soil.

Iraq denies its territory was the launch point and pledges a probe; Riyadh reserves the right to respond but holds off.

Arab News and Gulf News reported Iraq's prime minister denying the drones took off from Iraqi soil and ordering an urgent investigation, while Saudi Arabia condemned the strike and said it would refrain from retaliating for now at Baghdad's request.

Coverage frames a sustained escalation on Ukraine’s capital after diplomacy lapsed.

ABC News, carrying AP, reported the overnight barrage of drones and missiles on the Kyiv region killing at least 11 and wounding many more, describing it as among the deadliest recent attacks on the capital as the US-brokered pause collapsed.

Ukrainian coverage counts the residential toll and Kyiv’s deep-strike reply.

The Kyiv Independent reported the residential damage and casualties in Kyiv while Ukrinform tracked heavy front-line fighting and Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian fuel and logistics targets in Saratov overnight.

Iran uses a major multilateral stage to project defiance and non-Western alignment amid the war.

CNBC and Business Standard reported Pezeshkian's remarks that Iran would not surrender to US-Israeli pressure and Modi's call for dialogue, framing the New Delhi summit as Tehran's most visible diplomacy since the latest US strikes.

Global-South coverage frames BRICS as offering Iran diplomatic cover and financial workarounds to sanctions.

Indian agency ANI described the Modi-Pezeshkian meeting as 'strong' and reported FM Araghchi's account of cooperation and work on Iran's New Development Bank membership.

Tehran presents the summit as proof of its resilience and access to sanctions workarounds.

Iranian officials, as relayed by regional wires, touted progress toward joining the BRICS New Development Bank and dismissed as 'propaganda' speculation about the succession, with Pezeshkian insisting Mojtaba Khamenei is alive and working.