ALERT: Trump Launches Strikes After Iran Downed Apache, Fulfilling His Promise to Respond
American forces carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran on Tuesday night,responding to Iran’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. U.S. Central Command said it began “self-defense strikes” at 5 p.m. ET, framing the action as proportional and tied to “unjustified Iranian aggression.”
Reporting cited multiple explosions in Iran’s Hormozgan province, including claims of a projectile hit in Sirik and sounds heard around Qeshm island. President Donald Trump said the U.S. needed to respond,calling the downing of the helicopter the trigger and arguing the response should be strong.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that foreign forces near Iran face risks and urged them to leave, while also referencing diplomacy.
American forces attacked Iran Tuesday night in response to the Iranian downing of an Apache helicopter.
“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter,” Central Command posted on X.
“The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” the post read.
The Times of Israel reported that Iran reported multiple attacks.
“Sounds of explosions are heard in eastern parts of Iran’s Hormozgan province, Fars news agency reports,” it wrote.
“Iranian state media also says a projectile hit had been confirmed in Sirik, a city in Hormozgan, and that that explosions were heard on the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz, which is also part of the province,” the site reported.
President Donald Trump told Jonathan Karl of ABC News the response was necessary.
“I think it’s very important to respond. They shot down a helicopter, and we are responding as we speak,” Trump said.
“This is a response to what they did they did with our helicopter last night, and I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that’s what this one is,” he said.
I was on the phone with Trump as CENTCOM announced US retaliatory strikes against Iran. Here’s what he said:
“I think it’s very important to respond. They shot down a helicopter, and we are responding as we speak.”
He added: “This is a response to what they did they did with…
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) June 9, 2026
Earlier in the day, Trump had vowed to respond.
“I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump posted on .
“There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack,” Trump wrote.
According to NBC News, an Iranian drone brought down the helicopter.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said American troops are at risk from being where they do not belong.
“Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire,” Araghchi wrote on social media.
“To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave. We prefer language of diplomacy but speak other languages too,” he wrote.
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