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US military strikes Iran after downing of helicopter: ‘A proportional response’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Illustrative: An Apache helicopter flies as soldiers take part in a US-led military exercise in Petrochori, northern Greece, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
The American military says it has launched strikes on Iran in response to the downing of an army helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.
In a statement, the US Central Command says it launched “self-defense strikes against Iran,” at the orders of US President Donald Trump, “in response to yesterday’s downing of a US Army Apache helicopter.”
“The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” CENTCOM says.
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