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<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi threatened the US following its latest strikes on Iran.</p><p>"Despite its defeats on the battlefield, the US opted to test our determination. Our Powerful Armed Forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered. Leave our region if you want to be safe," he wrote on social media.</p>

<p>As CENTCOM announced the retaliatory strikes against Iran, President Donald Trump told <i>ABC News</i>, "I think it's very important to respond. They shot down a helicopter, and we are responding as we speak."</p><p>He added, "This is a response to what they did with our helicopter last night, and I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that's what this one is."</p>

CENTCOM confirms US forces launched strikes on Iran in response to downing of Apache helicopter

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<p>A senior US administration official confirmed in a conversation with <i>Channel 12 News </i>that Iran launched at least four ballistic missiles along with several UAVs toward US military bases in the region.</p><p>The missile and drone attack targeted US military facilities in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, as part of Tehran's declared response to the wave of US strikes in southern Iran.</p>

A White House official says President Trump remains confident in a looming Iran peace deal despite targeted strikes in retaliation for downing of US Apache.