U.S. to Strike Iran for Second Straight Day
President Trump said the U.S. military will attack Iran again on Wednesday after Tehran downed an American helicopter. The strikes follow Monday exchanges of fire and stalled talks over a port blockade and nuclear issues.
Financial TimesPresident Trump said the U.S. military will strike Iran for a second consecutive day after Iran downed an American helicopter. “We’re going to be attacking them, attacking them very hard,” the president told reporters. “We’re going to hit them again hard today.” The remarks came after the two countries exchanged fire following the helicopter incident on Monday.
An Apache helicopter flown by two U.S. pilots was downed near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, with both crewmen surviving the crash. The president ordered retaliatory strikes on Tuesday. “They should sign that deal,” the president said. ” The president said millions of barrels of oil are moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
He described the shipments as a nighttime operation that avoided Iranian detection. “You know who doesn’t know about it? Iran, until right now,” he said. ” Inflation continued to rise in May, according to the government Consumer Price Index report released Wednesday.
