The US and Iran exchanged fire early on Wednesday following the downing of an American helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, in the biggest flare-up between the warring parties since they agreed to a fragile ceasefire two months ago.
The tit-for-tat strikes marked the latest test of the truce and came hours after President Donald Trump vowed to respond to Iran’s downing of the Apache helicopter, which had been patrolling the contested waterway.
US Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, said it had “completed self-defence strikes” against Iran, hitting “air defence, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites”.
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