US and Iran trade strikes after Apache downing (opens in new tab)

U.S. Central Command said it launched “self-defense strikes” against Iran at President Trump’s direction on June 9 after an Army AH-64 Apache went down near the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Iran shot down the helicopter, while some reports citing U.S. officials said the aircraft went down after contact with an Iranian drone and that it remained unclear whether the incident was deliberate. The two crew members survived without injury, and U.S. officials said a Navy surface drone rescued them f...