Overview
- A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache was downed near the coast of Oman on Monday and both crew were rescued alive after a roughly two-hour recovery operation.
- On Tuesday U.S. forces, at President Trump’s direction, launched CENTCOM‑announced “self‑defense” strikes that targeted Iranian air‑defense sites, ground control stations and surveillance radars near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran reported missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases in Bahrain and Jordan, and state outlets said U.S. strikes hit southern coastal sites including Sirik, Qeshm and Jask and damaged water storage that left about 20,000 people without potable water.
- The exchanges have eroded the April 8 ceasefire and imperiled near‑term U.S.-Iran negotiations, prompting calls for restraint from Qatar, the U.N. and other international actors even as both sides say they reserve the right to respond.
- The fighting raises immediate risks to transit through the Strait of Hormuz and to global energy flows, and officials warn that further nights of reciprocal strikes could widen the conflict across the Gulf region.