The United States announced this Tuesday (09) attacks against Iran in response to the crash of a helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz. “The US is carrying out attacks against Iran. CENTCOM classifies the action as “self-defense attacks“., says the statement from the Central Command, which adds that the
As American forces “began launching attacks in self-defense against Iran today at 5 p.m. [18h00 em Brasília]by order of the Commander in Chief, in response to yesterday’s downing of a United States Army Apache helicopter,” stated an official publication on the X network.
“The mission is a proportionate response to Iran’s unjustified aggression.”added the Central Command.
Earlier, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, had reported on social media that the was brought down by an attack from Iran. He had promised a response. The two pilots in the helicopter survived and were not injured.
Apache helicopters have been a key asset to the American military. They have been active in enforcing the blockade on the transport of Iranian crude oil and tankers, in an attempt to pressure Tehran to reach a ceasefire agreement.
The model was also used by the United Arab Emirates to shoot down drones Iranians during the war with Iran.
