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The US military says it has begun launching “self-defence” strikes against Iran at the direction of the commander in chief.
In a post on X, the US Central Command said the strikes were in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter on Tuesday morning, local time.
“The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” the post said.
Two crew members aboard the helicopter were rescued by a US sea drone after the aircraft crashed near the Strait of Hormuz.
