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US says it is striking Iran in response to helicopter shootdown
US forces conducted 'proportional' strikes against Iran in response to the Islamic Republic shooting down a US Army Apache helicopter the previous day. The US Central Command stated the mission was a self-defense strike and a response to 'unjustified Iranian aggression.'
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