The U.S. has resumed a series of military strikes against Iran, just hours after a U.S. Army Apache helicopter went down off the coast of Oman following a collision with an Iranian drone. A U.S. official told FOX News that an investigation is currently underway to determine whether or not the Iranians intentionally hit the aircraft.
U.S. Central Command announced on social media that forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran on June 9 at the Commander in Chief's direction. The mission is described as a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression. National security expert Jack Tomarchio noted that under international law, the response must be proportionate.
President Trump stated on Truth Social that Iran shot down the sophisticated helicopter while it was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. The pilots are safe and uninjured, being rescued by a Corsair drone, a 24-foot vessel that had never been used before by the Navy for such a mission.
Tomarchio warned that the downing of the helicopter and subsequent U.S. response "certainly complicated the on again off again negoatitions that have been going on the last two months to end this war."
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