Trump launches strikes against Iran after downing of US army helicopter

US president blames Tehran for loss of Apache gunship, whose crew were rescued by a drone near strait of Hormuz The US has launched strikes against Iran after Donald Trump blamed Tehran for downing a US army helicopter near the strait of Hormuz, imperilling a shaky ceasefire that was announced by the two countries in April. The attacks triggered a wave of retaliatory strikes from Iran on Wednesday morning, with Tehran saying it had targeted Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had struck at the US al-Azraq base in Jordan using long-range missiles, Iranian media reported, while Kuwait reported its air defences were firing after Tehran said drones had launched at Ali Al Salem base, near the Iraqi border. Iran said targets had included F-35 fighter jet hangars and a command-and-control centre. US officials told Reuters nearly all the missiles and drones launched by Iran were intercepted. Jordan’s armed forces said they intercepted and shot down five missiles before they hit their target. In the aftermath of the strikes, Iran’s foreign ministry warned that its neighbours in the Gulf had a “legal and moral responsibility” to prevent American and Israeli stri