The United States launched a new wave of air strikes against Iran this Wednesday (10), the American Army reported. American forces began “additional attacks in self-defense against multiple targets in Iran,” the United States Central Command (Centcom) said in a post on the X network. It is the second consecutive day of attacks against the Islamic Republicafter the downing of a United States helicopter on Monday (08) by an Iranian drone.
The attacks began on Tuesday. “The US is carrying out strikes against Iran. CENTCOM classifies the action as “self-defense strikes,” says the Central Command statement. “The mission is a proportionate response to Iran’s unjustified aggression,” Central Command added.
This Tuesday, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, stated that Iran will have to “pay the price” for having delayed reaching an agreement to end the conflict in the Middle East, amid a new military escalation between Washington and Tehran. “They took too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price,” he wrote. The Republican also stated that “the bully of the Middle East is dead”, in reference to Iran.
On the first day of bombing, carried out on Tuesday, (Brasília time). “The operation was a proportionate response to recent attacks against American forces and international merchant ships transiting the waters of the region.”, said the note.
. “Our powerful military will not leave any attack or threat unanswered. Leave our region if you want to be safe,” wrote Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister. “Despite defeats on the battlefield, the US chose to test our resolve. The history of the Persian Gulf has many chapters about the terrible fates of external invaders,” Araghchi added.
Helicopter stay
A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday (08). The two crew members who were on board the aircraft survived the accident and are doing well, President Donald Trump said. Iranian state media also confirmed the accident.
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, which promised to respond to the US attack. “Despite defeats on the battlefield, the US chose to test our resolve. The history of the Persian Gulf has many chapters about the terrible fates of external invaders,” Araghchi added.
