U.S. Launches New ‘Self-Defense’ Strikes on Iran Over Apache Helicopter Crash

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near Oman, accidental Ukrainian drone incursions into NATO territory, and a rise in global interstate conflicts. Downed AH-64 Copter The U.S. military on Tuesday carried out what it called “self-defense” strikes on Iran in response to an alleged Iranian attack on a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz the day before. “The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” U.S. Central Command wrote on X. U.S. President Donald Trump had telegraphed the strikes in a post on Truth Social…