Tehran launches retaliatory attacks on US bases following strikes on Iran
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The United States launched retaliatory strikes against Iran on Tuesday following Iran's downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command described the action as a justified, proportional self-defense response to Iranian aggression, though the escalation threatens an existing ceasefire.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize the strikes as justified self-defense and proportional retaliation in response to unprovoked Iranian aggression, consistently accepting the military's framing of the operation.
US forces carried out strikes against Iran on Wednesday in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter by the Islamic Republic a day earlier. ...