U.S. Bombs Iran For Second-Straight Day

BreakingBusinessU.S. Bombs Iran For Second-Straight DayByAntonio Pequeño IV,Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.Follow AuthorJun 10, 2026, 06:22pm EDTToplineThe U.S. renewed strikes against Iran on Wednesday, bombing targets in the country again less than a day after American military forces completed attacks following the downing of a U.S. helicopter early this week.U.S. military forces struck Iran for the second consecutive day on Wednesday. Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty ImagesKey FactsU.S. Central Command said in a statement it was carrying out the latest strikes “in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.”Central Command did not mention the helicopter downing in its statement, but said “additional self-defense strikes” were made against multiple targets.Two U.S. pilots were rescued Monday after President Donald Trump said Iran downed a helicopter and the U.S. “must, of necessity, respond to this attack.” if (!window.cnxel) { window.cnxel = {}; window.cnxel.cmd = []; var iframe = document.createElement('iframe'); iframe.style.display = 'none'; iframe.onload = function() { var iframeDoc = iframe.contentWindow.document; var script = iframeDoc.createElement('script'); script.src = '//cd.elements.video/player.js?cid=62cec241-7d09-4462-afc2-f72f8d8ef40a'; script.setAttribute('defer', '1'); script.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); iframeDoc.body.appendChild(script); }; document.head.appendChild(iframe); const preloadResourcesEndpoint = 'https://cds.elements.video/a/preload-resources-ovp.json'; fetch(preloadResourcesEndpoint, { priority: 'low' }) .then(response => { if (!response.ok) { throw new Error('Network response was not ok', preloadResourcesEndpoint); } return response.json(); }) .then(data => { const cssUrl = data.css; const cssUrlLink = document.createElement('link'); cssUrlLink.rel = 'stylesheet'; cssUrlLink.href = cssUrl; cssUrlLink.as = 'style'; cssUrlLink.media = 'print'; cssUrlLink.onl...