The US military launched fresh airstrikes against Iran hours after President
Forces under US Central Command “began launching self-defense strikes against Iran, at 5 pm ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a US Army Apache helicopter,” Centcom said on social media.
“The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” Centcom said.
The extent of the latest strikes wasn’t immediately clear but they further undercut an already fragile ceasefire signed in April. The US and Iran have ...