Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsFollowing the U.S. strikes, Iran launched attacks on sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defenses in response. Jordan also reported shooting down five missiles that Iran shot at an air base hosting U.S. forcesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Samuels, Reutersand The Associated Press09:32 AM • June 10 2026 IDTThe United States launched airstrikes against Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Iran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter, prompting Tehran to retaliate with missile and drone attacks on U.S.-linked sites in the region.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Strait of Hormuz2026 Israel-Iran WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrump-NetanyahuWest Bank SanctionsLebanonGazaKarim KhanHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S. Launches Strikes on Iran After Helicopter Shot Down, Prompting RetaliationMany of the Voters Who Could Swing Israel's Next Election Live Right HereIDF Orders Two Southern Lebanon Villages to Evacuate Amid Ongoing StrikesIsrael Critic With Nazi-linked Tattoo Set to Win Maine Democratic PrimaryIDF Pushes for Renewed Large-scale Gaza Offensive Citing Hamas ResurgenceRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over GazaHow the U.S. Air Force Is Turning Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport Into Its Own Base