politics
US begins striking Iran after shootdown of Apache helicopter
The U.S. military said it concluded “proportional” retaliatory strikes against Iran on Tuesday, one day after Iranian forces shot down an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
TL;DR
- U.S. CENTCOM forces conducted self-defense strikes against Iran on June 9.
- The strikes were in response to Iranian forces shooting down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter.
- Targets included Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
- The operation was described as a proportional response to recent attacks on U.S. forces and commercial ships.
- The two pilots from the downed helicopter were rescued and are in stable condition.