Iran launches retaliatory attacks after US strikes down a US army helicopter, according to reporting from multiple outlets. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say it targets locations associated with US forces, including an airbase in Jordan and sites in Bahrain. The Iranian statement also links the attacks to fresh US actions connected to the downing of the helicopter.
US officials cited by Reuters say that nearly all of the missiles and drones launched by Iran during the preceding hours are intercepted. The same US source says there are no reports, at that time, of harm to US personnel, and the military is not aware of known damage to US locations.
France 24 reports that the Revolutionary Guards claim they strike multiple targets at the US base in Jordan and one target in Bahrain, presenting a more specific breakdown of claimed impacts. Together, the accounts describe an ongoing exchange in the Middle East, with Iran framing the strikes as retaliation and the US emphasizing interception and the lack of confirmed damage or injuries to US forces in the immediate aftermath.
