US and Iran Exchange Reciprocal Missile Strikes Across Middle East
United States and Iranian forces exchanged intense missile strikes for a second night following the downing of a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched projectiles at American assets in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain, causing significant structural damage in Bahrain's capital. US Central Command responded with additional self-defense strikes targeting naval installations and communication towers in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island. Iran has officially declared the strategic Strait of Hormuz closed to all maritime traffic.