Iran Retaliates as Middle East Tensions Escalate, Fears of Wider Gulf Conflict Grow
US forces carried out strikes against Iran in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter by the Islamic
US forces carried out strikes against Iran in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter by the Islamic Republic a day earlier, prompting Tehran to vow “heavier response”. Iranian media said that following a series of explosions along Iran's southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz, the situation was "now reported to be calm." n18oc_breaking-news