United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the completion of "self-defense strikes" conducted by American forces against Iran in response to the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter.
The U.S. military launched an additional round of strikes on targets within Iran early Thursday morning local time, hours after President Trump vowed to hit Iran "hard."
"We hit them hard yesterday and we’re going to hit them hard again today," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
The US president warns Iran "will have to pay the price" for taking too long to agree a deal, after Tehran vows retaliation to any attacks.
TRUMP: ‘IRAN WILL HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE’: Over a period of about four hours, beginning at 5 p.m. Washington time, U.S. warplanes bombed Iranian air defenses, ground-control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz in response to Monday’s downing of a U.S. Apache attack helicopter, in which two Army pilots were…
President Trump on Wednesday appeared to announce the end of the US-Iran ceasefire, declaring that Iran has "taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them." "Now they will have to pay the price!!!" Trump said. The post JUST IN: “The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!!” – Trump Says Iran “Took Too Long” to Negotiate Deal and Will…
After the downing of an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, the United States and Iran have begun trading missile and drone strikes in the most serious escalation of hostilities since the April ceasefire agreement. President Trump posted on social media Wednesday morning that Iran has taken “too long to negotiate a deal” and would now have to “pay…
President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that the U.S. military could continue strikes against Iran after targeting about two dozen sites, mostly near the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliatory attacks on Tuesday. Trump said he still wanted to work toward a “meaningful deal” with Iran but wasn’t done punishing Iran for shooting down an Apache…
Also gives new details on chopper 'miracle': 'These pilots were trying to take down the helicopter with the drone lodged into this gunship without it exploding'
