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US launches strikes on Iran following helicopter downing
MULTIPLE REPORTS·Published ·Main source · Financial Times
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US Central Command, Iran
Strait of Hormuz
Original reports
US launched strikes on Iran in retaliation for the downing of an Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.
The two-person crew was rescued and is in stable condition.
The incident threatens the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran.
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