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US Strikes Iran After Apache Helicopter Downed Near Strait of Hormuz
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In Short: In response to the downing of an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. launched retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets, while Iran retaliated with its own attacks on U.S. bases in the region.
An American Apache helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol, with both crew members rescued by a drone boat.
Central Command initiated self-defense strikes against Iran, targeting 21 Iranian military sites, including those in Bahrain and Jordan, and Kuwait's army reported intercepting an attack.
President, Donald Trump, accused Iran of shooting down the helicopter and demanded an immediate halt to hostilities to facilitate negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Background
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- Air defence systems, ground control stations and radar sites were targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, the US military Central Command (Centcom) said.
- In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched strikes on 21 targets at US bases in the region, one in Bahrain and the other in Jordan, while Kuwait's army said it was also intercepting…
- The US has described its strikes as "a proportional response" for the Apache helicopter downing on Monday, while the IRGC described the attacks as "vicious". US President Donald Trump had earlier accused Iran of…
- According to US officials, Iran used a drone to launch the attack on the helicopter.
- Trump said the helicopter had been patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping channel that was effectively closed days after the US and Israel launched its first strikes on Iran in late February.
- Araghchi said on Tuesday that foreign forces near Iran's territory were at "constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents or potentially being caught in crossfire".
- Trump publicly told both countries to "immediately stop 'shooting'" because they were jeopardising negotiations between Washington and Tehran on a deal to end the regional war.
- On Tuesday he also told journalists: "We're in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal," adding that it could take "two or three days" and the Strait of Hormuz would open immediately after.