US CENTCOM says it launched strikes on Iran following the downing of a helicopter

US Central Command (CENTCOM) says its “forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran." It added that the attacks were in response to “yesterday's downing of a US Army Apache helicopter." Iran's Mehr news agency reports that residents and sources in Sirik Port and its surrounding villages heard multiple explosions in the area this evening.

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