US military launches new strikes on Iran after Apache downing

June 9 (Reuters) - ‌The U.S. ​military ​said it launched new strikes against Iran on ‌Tuesday after President Donald Trump ⁠vowed to respond to the downing ‌of a U.S. Apache ‌attack helicopter overnight, in the latest escalation between Washington and ​Tehran threatening a fragile ceasefire.

The U.S. military's Central Command ⁠said in a statement that "self-defense strikes" started at ​5 p.m. Washington time at Trump's direction.

"The mission is ​a proportional response to ‌unjustified Iranian aggression," Central Command said in a ⁠statement.

A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a one-way ⁠Iranian attack drone brought down the Apache. ​Central Command has said the two crew members were rescued by a ‌sea drone, in a first, and are in stable ‌condition.

(Reporting by Phil Stewart ⁠in Washington and ‌Bhargav Acharya ​in Toronto; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones and Daniel ‌Wallis)

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