By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-06-09 22:39:20 | Updated at 2026-06-10 15:31:16
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The US has started bombing Iran once again after Donald Trump vowed to exact revenge.
Centcom confirmed strikes were underway - which were made in "proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression" after a US Army Apache helicopter was downed by Tehran.
Both crew members were rescued by a drone boat and are in a stable condition.
Mr Trump said earlier today the US "must, of necessity, respond" to the downing of the helicopter as it was "patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz".
An investigation determined Iranian drones hit the helicopter and caused it to crash, but it remains unclear if the downing was intentional.
US officials told Axios it was targeting several Iranian air defence and radar systems near the Strait of Hormuz.
The President told US outlet ABC News the strikes would be "very powerful", as Iranian state media reported explosions at locations around the strait.
Iranian sources told the New York Times targets included naval bases in Sirik and Jask, air defenses in Bandar Abbas, and missile batteries in Qeshm.
The Tasnim News Agency reported that Iran vowed a "decisive response" to the attacks, and said the allegation it downed the Apache helicopter was a pretense.
Responding to the strikes, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has threatened to return strikes and warned those in the region to evacuate.
In a statement on social media, he said: "Despite its defeats on the battlefield, the U.S. opted to test our determination.
"Our Powerful Armed Forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered.
"Leave our region if you want to be safe. History of the Persian Gulf has many chapters on dire fates of intruding outsiders."
