U.S. officials said on June 9 U.S. forces struck multiple Iranian air-defense and radar systems near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command earlier said, at President Trump’s direction, U.S. forces began “defensive” strikes at 1700 ET to respond

2026-06-10

U.S. officials said on June 9 U.S. forces struck multiple Iranian air-defense and radar systems near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command earlier said, at President Trump’s direction, U.S. forces began “defensive” strikes at 1700 ET to respond to the previous day’s downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter.