Iran war day 103: US strikes after helicopter shot down, Tehran hits back

Tensions between the United States and Iran escalated sharply after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched drone and missile attacks against US-linked military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in response to American strikes on southern Iran.

Earlier, the US military said it carried out “self-defence strikes” against Iranian targets following the reported downing of a US attack helicopte r over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Iran would “leave no attack or threat unanswered”, raising fears of further escalation between the two countries.