US launches retaliatory attacks against Iran after downing of Apache

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US launches retaliatory attacks against Iran after downing of Apache

The US military started attacking Iran on Tuesday evening in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter, the US Central Command said (CENTCOM).CENTCOM said the strikes were at the direction of US President Donald Trump. “The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.”For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Almost an hour after the first strikes were conducted, US officials told Al Arabiya English that Iranian air defenses and radars were targeted. The operation was still ongoing two hours after it commenced in a multi-phased attack.Trump told ABC News that the response to Iran “should be very strong, very powerful, and that's what this one is."Iran’s foreign minister, shortly after the retaliatory strikes took to X, threatened the US, saying that Iranian forces would leave no attack or threat unanswered. “Leave our region if you want to be safe,” Abbas Araghchi wrote.Read more: US Navy drone boat rescues crew

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