Trump launches new strikes on Iran after US Army helicopter downed

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 652

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. forces launched renewed strikes on Iran late Tuesday, in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter a day earlier, according to U.S. Central Command.

President Donald Trump ordered the operation, which began at 5 p.m. Eastern and was “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” a social media account for U.S. Central Command posted Tuesday evening.

Trump said earlier Tuesday the United States would retaliate after Iran shot down the …

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