The U.S. And Iran Exchanged Overnight Strikes
- 10.06.2026, 7:55
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The first details have emerged.
On the night of June 10, the U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes. However, the move was initiated by Washington in response to the Iranians shooting down an American Apache helicopter on Monday.
This was reported by CNN, ABC News and the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) website.
What led up to this
On Tuesday, June 9, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that a deal with Iran could be reached in the coming days.
However, later that same day, he posted on social media that an AH-64 Apache military helicopter had crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. According to him, the helicopter was shot down by Iran, so he promised to respond to the incident.
How the mutual attack began
Exactly at midnight on June 10 in Kyiv, Donald Trump gave a brief comment to ABC News, stating that the U.S. response to the downed helicopter must be powerful.
“I believe we need to respond decisively... And we had a very good deal, and it will likely remain so. This is a response to what they did to our helicopter last night, and I believe the response must be very strong, very powerful, and that is exactly what it is,” Trump said.
Immediately afterward, CENTCOM announced an attack on Iran, while Iranian media reported sounds of explosions in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, and Qeshm.
Following this, the IRGC stated that Iran was launching missiles and drones at U.S. targets in the Middle East. A little later, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that no U.S. attack would go “unanswered,” but at that point it was still unclear whether Iran had attacked U.S. targets or not.
“Our powerful armed forces will not leave a single attack or threat unanswered. Leave our region if you want to be safe. The history of the Persian Gulf is full of chapters devoted to the tragic fate of those who invaded from outside,” Araghchi wrote.
Around 3:00 a.m., media outlets began reporting on a second wave of U.S. attacks on Iran.
What results did the parties report
By 4 a.m., CENTCOM stated that the U.S. had completed its attack on Iran and emphasized that these were strikes carried out in self-defense in response to the downing of an American Apache helicopter.
“CENTCOM forces struck Iranian air defense systems, ground command posts, and radar surveillance stations near the Strait of Hormuz with precision-guided munitions from U.S. Air Force and Navy fighter jets,” the statement said.
It added that the operation was a proportionate response to recent attacks on U.S. troops and international merchant ships transiting regional waters.
Meanwhile, the IRGC claims to have allegedly struck the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and an American military base in Jordan, where U.S. troops were stationed. However, there was no alarm in Jordan, as CNN reports—none at all.
The Tashim news agency also reported that, according to a statement by the IRGC, the U.S. strikes allegedly damaged a communications tower in Sirik and destroyed two reservoirs in the Bamanah area.
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