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Iran news LIVE: US forces carried out strikes against Iran on Tuesday 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.”
Digital news outlet Axios reported that US forces had attacked several Iranian air defence systems and radar systems around the strait.
Following the strikes, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi threatened to retaliate.
“Despite its defeats on the battlefield, the US opted to test our determination. Our Powerful Armed Forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered. Leave our region if you want to be safe,” Araghchi posted on X.
Attacks just hours after Trump’s ‘Iran peace deal in final stages’ claim
The US strikes came just hours after Trump had said negotiations to end the West Asia war were in their final stages — a claim he has made repeatedly in the past few weeks.
But after the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter on Monday, Trump said the United States was responding “in a strong manner” after “what they did with our helicopter last night,” in a telephone interview with ABC News.
“And I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that’s what this one is,” he said.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces “began launching self-defence strikes against Iran, at 5 pm ET (2100 GMT) today at the Commander in Chief’s direction” and “the mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.”
A shaky ceasefire between the warring parties has been in place since April 8, but it faced a major test when Iran and Israel renewed attacks over the weekend, before each side announced a halt.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued, however, and Lebanese officials said 11 people were killed in airstrikes on Tuesday on the historic city of Tyre in the south of the country.
The Israeli military also warned the entire city to evacuate.
AFP reported that residents of Tyre, including those from the Christian quarter, were fleeing and heavy traffic was heading north after the Israeli warning.
The news agency also reported that displaced people were arriving from Tyre in the coastal city of Sidon, further north, some with belongings hastily strapped to the roofs of their cars.
Tehran has insisted that a halt to the war must include a truce in Lebanon, which was drawn into the conflict when Iran-backed Hezbollah militants fired rockets at Israel on March 2.
Israel responded with an extensive campaign of airstrikes and a ground invasion that has killed more than 3,600 people. Exchanges of fire with Hezbollah have not stopped despite an ongoing truce.
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Digital news outlet Axios reported that US forces had attacked several Iranian air defence systems and radar systems around the strait.
Following the strikes, Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi threatened to retaliate.
“Despite its defeats on the battlefield, the US opted to test our determination. Our Powerful Armed Forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered. Leave our region if you want to be safe,” Araghchi posted on X.
Attacks just hours after Trump’s ‘Iran peace deal in final stages’ claim
The US strikes came just hours after Trump had said negotiations to end the West Asia war were in their final stages — a claim he has made repeatedly in the past few weeks.
But after the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter on Monday, Trump said the United States was responding “in a strong manner” after “what they did with our helicopter last night,” in a telephone interview with ABC News.
“And I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that’s what this one is,” he said.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces “began launching self-defence strikes against Iran, at 5 pm ET (2100 GMT) today at the Commander in Chief’s direction” and “the mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.”
A shaky ceasefire between the warring parties has been in place since April 8, but it faced a major test when Iran and Israel renewed attacks over the weekend, before each side announced a halt.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued, however, and Lebanese officials said 11 people were killed in airstrikes on Tuesday on the historic city of Tyre in the south of the country.
The Israeli military also warned the entire city to evacuate.
AFP reported that residents of Tyre, including those from the Christian quarter, were fleeing and heavy traffic was heading north after the Israeli warning.
The news agency also reported that displaced people were arriving from Tyre in the coastal city of Sidon, further north, some with belongings hastily strapped to the roofs of their cars.
Tehran has insisted that a halt to the war must include a truce in Lebanon, which was drawn into the conflict when Iran-backed Hezbollah militants fired rockets at Israel on March 2.
Israel responded with an extensive campaign of airstrikes and a ground invasion that has killed more than 3,600 people. Exchanges of fire with Hezbollah have not stopped despite an ongoing truce.
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“Otherwise, this will look less like a turning point and more like another attempt to look the other way while the bulldozers keep moving.”
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Iran news LIVE: US says it completed strikes against Iran
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a latest statement that its forces completed “self-defence strikes” against Iran, at President Donald Trump’s direction “in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter.”
“CENTCOM forces struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz with precision munitions from U.S. Air Force and Navy fighter jets. The operation was a proportional response to recent attacks on U.S. forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters. U.S. forces remain vigilant and postured to defend against unjustified Iranian aggression,” it said on X.
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“In response to this hostile act by the enemy, naval forces of the IRGC carried out a drone attack at 02:30 a.m. targeting the Fifth Fleet of the naval forces in Bahrain. Clashes are ongoing, and the courageous armed forces of the Iranian nation are continuing to respond to enemy aggressions. In the event of continued hostility, heavier responses are on the way,” the statement added.
