US Launches 'Self-defense' Strikes Against Iran After Downing of U.S. Army Helicopter
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AI GeneratedU.S. Central Command launched self-defense strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening. This action serves as a proportional response to the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter by an Iranian drone on Monday. While the aircraft was lost, both pilots were safely rescued by an unmanned boat and remain uninjured.
The U.S. Central Command said its forces began launching
self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday
in response to the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter.
The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression, it said in a statement.
The Apache was reportedly shot down on Monday by an Iranian drone,
and the two pilots were rescued by an unmanned boat on Monday evening.
Both pilots are safe and uninjured, President Donald Trump said earlier Tuesday,
vowing to respond to the Iranian attack.