US announces new strikes in Iran in response to helicopter incident

RT.com
10 Jun 2026, 03:00 GMT+10

The US Central Command described the attacks as a proportional response to the alleged downing of an AH-64 Apache

The US said it has launched strikes in Iran in response to what it described as the downing of an American AH-64 Apache attack helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said President Donald Trump had ordered "self-defense strikes... in response to yesterday's downing of a US Army Apache helicopter."

"The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression," CENTCOM said in a statement on X.

Earlier on Tuesday, CENTCOM said the helicopter had crashed off the coast of Oman while patrolling the area and that its two pilots had been rescued.

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