CENTCOM said U.S. forces completed defensive strikes on Iran on June 9 in response to the previous day’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. Using precision munitions from U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft, forces struck Iranian air-defense systems, ground-control nodes and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM said the action was a proportionate response to recent attacks on U.S. forces and international merchant shipping transiting the area and that U.S. forces remai

CENTCOM said U.S. forces completed defensive strikes on Iran on June 9 in response to the previous day’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. Using precision munitions from U.S. Air Force and Navy aircraft, forces struck Iranian air-defense systems, ground-control nodes and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM said the action was a proportionate response to recent attacks on U.S. forces and international merchant shipping transiting the area and that U.S. forces remain vigilant and prepared to defend against further Iranian aggression.