Iran is being hit by at least three waves of strikes described as retaliation for an earlier attack that brought down a US military helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, according to multiple reports. The outlets say the retaliation unfolds in successive strike waves rather than a single incident, with Iran facing repeated attacks. The reports tie the timing and rationale of the strikes to the helicopter downing, framing the strikes as a response linked to the US military aircraft incident in the strategically important waterway. While the articles agree on the basic sequence—first an attack resulting in the helicopter being brought down near the Strait of Hormuz, followed by at least three retaliation strike waves against targets in Iran—they do not provide further shared operational detail in the provided excerpts. The reporting also does not specify the exact targets, locations, or the identities of the forces conducting the retaliation within the text available here. Overall, the accounts present a consistent narrative that Iran is experiencing multiple rounds of strikes in response to the US helicopter incident near the Strait of Hormuz.