Iran says “will leave no attack unanswered”, as U.S. carries out strikes following crash of Army helicopter

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Updated - June 10, 2026 04:58 am IST - Dubai U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression”. Photo credit:X/CENTCOM Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded on social media after the U.S. military carried out strikes following the crash of an U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. “Leave our region if you want to be safe,” he said on X. Iranian state media has reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane that Iran has effectively closed during the war, before saying that the wave of American attacks in the south has “subsided”. The U.S. military said on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) it has begun strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be "a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression". It comes after Mr. Trump blamed Iran for downing the helicopter and vowed that the U.S. would respond. Iranian state media reported that explosions were heard on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz. Mr. Trump had blamed Iran for shooting down a helicopter close to the Strait of Hormuz and said the United States must respond. Iran's top diplomat said foreign military forces near the country's territory "are at constant risk". The U.S. Army Apache helicopter that crashed off the coast of Oman went down after colliding with an Iranian drone, according a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. It is not clear whether the collision was intentional, and official statements only said the crash is under investigation. CNN, CBS News and other outlets earlier reported the Iranian drone collision. President Donald Trump said Iran shot down the aircraft while it was on patrol over the Strait of Hormuz and declared that the U.S. "must, of necessity, respond to this attack", in a post to social media. The U.S. military later announced that it had begun strikes against Iran. Iranian state media is reporting that explosions have been heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. In the first known operation of its kind by the American military, a drone boat rescued the two aviators who were aboard the Apache attack helicopter when it went down near the critical shipping lane that Iran has effectively closed during its war with the U.S. and Israel. Soon after Mr. Trump made his accusation, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a social media post that the strait is "thousands of miles away from U.S. shores". "Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire," Mr. Araghchi wrote. "To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave." Israel-US strikes on Iran / Donald Trump Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

Iran says “will leave no attack unanswered”, as U.S. carries out strikes following crash of Army helicopter

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