U.S. Military Resumes Airstrikes on Iran, Citing Downed Apache Helicopter

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The U.S. military has resumed airstrikes against Iran a short while ago. This retaliatory action follows the downing of an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz. Tensions are escalating, as Iran had previously warned of a firm response to any hostile acts by the United States.

Here is the report from Washington correspondent Kim Yongtae.

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The U.S. Central Command announced that it began airstrikes on Iran at 6:00 a.m. today, Korea Standard Time.

The military explained that the operation is a response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier, President Trump stated on social media that he had received reports of a state-of-the-art Apache helicopter, which was patrolling the skies over the Strait of Hormuz, being shot down by Iran.

He noted that there were two pilots on board the helicopter, and both are safe.

Iran has yet to confirm whether the helicopter was shot down.

Instead, Foreign Minister Araghchi argued that foreign military forces near Iranian territory are at risk of being involved in their own errors, accidents, or potential clashes, claiming that the best solution to reduce such risks is for those forces to withdraw.

Iranian media reported that Iran would respond firmly if the U.S. engaged in hostile acts citing the helicopter crash, but there has been no word yet on their reaction to the U.S. airstrikes.

The situation, which had been in a fragile state of truce, appears to be further escalating following the helicopter crash.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health announced that eight people were killed in an Israeli attack on the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on the 9th, local time.
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