The US military launched retaliatory strikes against Iran following the downing of an American Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.President Donald Trump directed the operation as a proportional response to what CENTCOM described as unjustified Iranian aggression.Both crew members from the downed aircraft were rescued unharmed by an unmanned surface vessel while Iranian media reported explosions in Hormozgan.The escalation follows a collapse in ceasefire talks and rising regional violence including an Israeli strike that killed eight people in
Lebanon.