Thursday, June 11, 2026

US military strikes Iran after helicopter downed

The United States military launched retaliatory strikes on Iranian military targets after a US Army Apache helicopter was downed over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by launching drone and missile attacks on US-linked military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing US-Iran conflict. The two American crew members aboard the helicopter were rescued uninjured, while the intentionality of the initial helicopter downing remains under investigation.