US launches bombing of Iran in retaliation for downing of helicopter in Hormuz

Apache helicopter model AH-64, the same one that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz
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The United States Army carried out a series of bombings against Iranian territory this Tuesday (9). The attack is in retaliation for the downing of an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz region the previous day, according to the US Army Central Command (Centcom).
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"US Central Command (Centcom) forces began launching self-defense attacks against Iran at 5pm ET today, on orders from the Commander-in-Chief [Donald Trump], in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter yesterday. The mission is a proportionate response to unjustified Iranian aggression," Centcom said in a statement posted on social media. "The US must necessarily respond to this attack," Trump said in a post hours before the attack. Read more about the incident below.
The Iranian government had not officially commented on the US bombing until the last update of this report. The state news agencies Isna and Mehr only stated that attacks were recorded on the island of Qeshm, in the Strait of Hormuz, and in the cities of Sirik, Kohstak and Minab, in the south of the country, but so far they speak of an "unknown origin". Apache.
It is not yet known how the US retaliatory attack will impact the fragile ceasefire in the conflict, in force since the beginning of April, and will influence negotiations to end the conflict -Trump said on Monday that negotiations for an agreement were "in the final phase".
The truce in the war was also violated by Israel and Iran in recent days, in an exchange of bombings criticized by Trump. The two countries, however, stopped the aggression on Monday.
Apache helicopter crash in Hormuz
The US Apache helicopter was operating in the Strait of Hormuz region when it crashed around 6:30 pm on Monday, according to the US Army Central Command. The two crew members were rescued in stable condition about two hours after the incident.
Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesman for the ministry, stated that the rescue of the soldiers took place in the water and was carried out with an unmanned maritime drone. The model of the equipment is not yet known, only that it is around seven meters long.
The cause of the helicopter crash is under investigation, according to the US Army. A US military official told the website Axios in the early afternoon of Tuesday that the Apache AH-64 had been shot down by an Iranian drone that hit the helicopter, but that the investigation into the incident had not yet determined whether the attack was intentional.
This would have been the first Apache helicopter lost by the US during the war in the Middle East, which has been ongoing since February 28. Previously, the US Army suffered drone losses in the region.
The AH-64 Apache is the US Army's main attack helicopter, which considers it one of the most advanced in the world. The model entered service in 1984, can fly at up to 365 km/h, depending on the model and can carry up to 22 precision and self-defense missiles and another 76 unguided rockets in rapid-fire cannons.

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