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  "path": "/2026/06/09/repub/trump-says-iran-downed-a-us-army-apache-helicopter-vows-response/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-09T19:59:48.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
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  "textContent": "WASHINGTON — U.S. forces launched renewed strikes on Iran late Tuesday, in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter a day earlier, according to U.S. Central Command. President Donald Trump ordered the operation, which began at 5 p.m. Eastern and was “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” a social media account for […]",
  "title": "Trump launches new strikes on Iran after US Army helicopter downed"
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