Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near Oman, accidental Ukrainian drone incursions into NATO territory, and a rise in global interstate conflicts.

Downed AH-64 Copter

The U.S. military on Tuesday carried out what it called “self-defense” strikes on Iran in response to an alleged Iranian attack on a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz the day before. “The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” U.S. Central Command wrote on X.

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near Oman, accidental Ukrainian drone incursions into NATO territory, and a rise in global interstate conflicts.

Downed AH-64 Copter