US President Donald Trump told Fox News that US forces fired 49 Tomahawk missiles at Iran in the latest wave of attacks. This became known on Thursday, June 11.
According to the reporter, quoting the American leader, some of the strikes were carried out 65 kilometers from Tehran. Trump also said that American fighters were flying over Iranian territory and attacking radars and air defense systems in the southwestern part of the republic. RIA Novosti.
Earlier it became known that the US military launched strikes on Iran after shooting down an Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. The command stated that US Central Command forces, on orders from the Supreme Commander, began striking Iran in self-defense at 17:00 EST (00:00 on June 10 Moscow time).
A US Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in the Strait of Hormuz the same morning.
On June 1, amid the ongoing attacks on Lebanon, the Iranian side announced the suspension of negotiations with the United States until these attacks stopped. But Trump, commenting on the incident to NBC News, said that he had not heard anything about such steps by Tehran.