U.S. Strikes Iranian Regime After Helicopter Shot Down

U.S. Strikes Iranian Regime After Helicopter Shot Down Catherine Salgado | 8:10 PM on June 09, 2026 AP Photo/Vahid Salemi After the terrorist Iranian regime shot down an American Apache helicopter, President Donald Trump ordered retaliatory strikes on Iranian targets.The official June 9 statement from the U.S. military was, “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.

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