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U.S. says fighter jets struck Iranian radar and air defense sites after Army helicopter incident near Hormuz

Geopolitics & Trade 7 hours ago Global Desk ED / 01

The U.S. military said it carried out strikes on Iranian air defense, ground-control and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz after a U.S. Army Apache went down off Oman. Two crew members were rescued and were in stable condition. Iranian media reported explosions in Qeshm, Sirik, Bandar Abbas and near Jask.

U.S. strikes near the Strait of Hormuz
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