epa13027712 Iranians walk past a large billboard featuring late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on a street in Tehran, Iran, 10 June 2026. According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), self-defense strikes were carried out against Iran near the Strait of Hormuz on 09 June in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH RESTRICTIONS: NO Access Israel Media/Persian Language TV Stations Outside Iran/Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV. (As mandated by Iran's Directorate General for Foreign Media) --