US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter was shot down

The United States began striking Iran on Tuesday after a US Apache helicopter was shot down the night before while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz, according to US Central Command and President Donald Trump. Central Command called the operation a proportional response and said the strikes started at 5 p.m. Iran's foreign minister warned that its armed forces would not leave any attack or threat unanswered. The exchange puts fresh pressure on a ceasefire that has technically been in place since April, even as peace talks have continued amid repeated flareups across the region. Trump had said late Monday that a deal with Iran could come within days.