Iran Retaliates After U.S. Strikes Following Helicopter Shootdown

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Armed conflict between the United States and Iran has resumed. Iran launched an immediate counterattack after the U.S. military carried out retaliatory strikes for the downing of a U.S. Army helicopter.

Report by Yu Deok-gi.

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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced via social media on June 10 (local time) that it had fired missiles and drones at U.S. targets in the region.

The move came as an immediate response after the U.S. military conducted airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, which was shot down by Iran a day earlier.

Just before the Revolutionary Guard began its attack, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of further retaliation against the U.S. strikes on social media, stating, "Any attack will be met with a firm response."

Prior to this, the U.S. Central Command announced that it had carried out airstrikes on Iran in self-defense, in response to the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz at 6:00 a.m. today (June 10, Korea Standard Time).

Iranian semi-official news agencies reported that explosions were heard in the southern Iranian coastal city of Sirik, as well as in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm near the Strait of Hormuz.

At the time of the U.S. airstrikes, U.S. President Donald Trump said in a phone interview with ABC News, "The response must be very strong and powerful. This is exactly that."

Earlier, President Trump stated on social media that he had received reports that an Apache helicopter patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz had been shot down by Iran. Iran has not yet confirmed whether it shot down the helicopter.

The two pilots on board the helicopter are both safe.

With peace negotiations at a standstill, the cycle of retaliatory attacks between the U.S. and Iran, who had previously been exercising restraint, is once again escalating tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.

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 June 9 (local time).

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