US launches airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for chopper downing

Summary The IRGC Aerospace Force said it would deliver a “heavy response” in the coming moments to what it called the enemy’s hostile actions. US CENTCOM said on Tuesday its forces began carrying out “self-defense strikes” against Iran at President Trump’s direction, calling the operation a proportional response to the downing of a US Apache helicopter. The statement came after local residents in Sirik port city in southern Iran reported hearing several explosions. Iran's foreign minister said on Tuesday the Islamic Republic's Armed Forces "are on constant alert for any violation of Iran’s airspace, land or waters,” after Iran shot...