The US has launched airstrikes against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of the American attack helicopter. Follow our live coverage.

US president says Iran shot down a helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that his country will 'respond'.

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In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.”

The US Central Command said its forces began launching “self-defence” strikes against Iran on Wednesday morning (AEST).

The US has started striking Iran in response to the downing of one of its Apache helicopters, the US Central Command says. Follow live.

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The U.S. launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.

The latest news and live updates as U.S. Central Command said it has begun launching strikes against Iran.

The United States launched a series of strikes against Iran on Tuesday in retaliation for the downing of a US Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, Central Command…

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m.

The US launched a series of strikes against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter in Hormuz according to CENTCOM

Trump orders retaliatory strikes on Iran after Apache helicopter was shot down near Hormuz

Countries urge Tehran and Washington to pull back from the brink after helicopter downing in Hormuz Strait.

Countries urge Tehran and Washington to pull back from the brink after helicopter downing in Hormuz Strait.

The US military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that US President Donald Trump blamed on the…

The downing of the helicopter further strained a two-month ceasefire a day after Iran and Israel exchanged fire for the first time since the fragile truce took effect.

United States forces have launched strikes against Iran following the downing of a US helicopter. President Donald Trump stated the response was powerful. Iran's state media…

Follow The Hindu Live for more updates on the Iran-Israel war and U.S. military action, including strikes on Iran, Tehran's response, and growing security concerns in the Strait…

Iran's top diplomat says foreign military forces near its territory "are at constant risk" and later vowed that there would be a response to the new US strikes

The US military said on Tuesday it carried out strikes on Iran after an Army helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, an incident President Donald Trump blamed on Tehran.…