US Launches 'Self-Defense' Strikes Against Iran | Balance of Power: Late Edition 06/09/2026

U.S. launches ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran after downing of helicopter

Centcom said it carried out a ‘proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression’ after President Trump said the Iranian regime shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter. Two crew members were rescued by an unmanned drone boat. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports.

DEVELOPING: US Military Launches Self-Defense Strikes Against Iran After Downing of Apache Helicopter

The US Military launched strikes against Iran after the downing of an Apache helicopter. The post DEVELOPING: US Military Launches Self-Defense Strikes Against Iran After Downing of Apache Helicopter appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Breaking: US Hitting Iran With 'Self-Defense Strikes'

US launches strikes on Iran in retaliation for downed helicopter

The U.S. military on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran in retaliation for Tehran shooting down an American Apache helicopter overnight, a response that President Trump hinted at earlier in the day. 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…

US begins striking Iran after shootdown of Apache helicopter: CENTCOM

The U.S. military carried out “proportional” retaliatory strikes against Iran on Tuesday, one day after Iranian forces shot down an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. “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…