A screenshot of a social media post (styled like X/Twitter) from the verified account "U.S. Central Command" (@CENTCOM), featuring the CENTCOM logo as the profile picture. The post text announces that CENTCOM forces began launching strikes against Iran, framed as self-defense and a proportional response to the prior day's downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The post shows it was last edited at 5:18 PM on Jun 9, 2026, and has 2.5M views.
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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief's direction, in response to yesterday's downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.
Last edited 5:18 PM · Jun 9, 2026 · 2.5M Views
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A screenshot of a social media post (styled like X/Twitter) from the verified account "U.S. Central Command" (@CENTCOM), featuring the CENTCOM logo as the profile picture. The post text announces that CENTCOM forces began launching strikes against Iran, framed as self-defense and a proportional response to the prior day's downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The post shows it was last edited at 5:18 PM on Jun 9, 2026, and has 2.5M views.
Text in image: U.S. Central Command ✓ @CENTCOM U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief's direction, in response to yesterday's downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression. Last edited 5:18 PM · Jun 9, 2026 · 2.5M Views
Described automatically. The words above are a machine's reading of the picture, not Trump's.