Trump says Iran was responsible for downing American helicopter and that US must respond
U.S. Central Command said a Navy drone boat rescued the two aviators after about 2 hours in the water.
- President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight, warning on Truth Social that "the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack."
- The helicopter's two-person crew was successfully recovered uninjured in what officials described as a historic milestone—the first-ever combat search and rescue operation successfully completed by an autonomous military sea drone.
- The incident severely jeopardizes fragile, back-channel peace negotiations being brokered between Washington and Tehran, which aim to lift a grueling naval blockade and reopen the strategic, oil-rich shipping waterway.
- The flare-up caps 48 hours of intense regional volatility, arriving just after Trump successfully pressured Israel and Iran into pausing a separate, massive weekend missile exchange that threatened to collapse their pre-existing April ceasefire.
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Trump vows response after Iran downs US copter
US President Donald Trump has vowed a military response after accusing Iran of shooting down an American Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, sharply escalating tensions amid fragile ceasefire and ongoing negotiations over regional conflict. Trump said he was informed the helicopter was on patrol over the Strait of Hormuz when it was hit, though crew survived unharmed after a naval drone rescue operation near the coast of Oman. Earlier, th…
Donald Trump said the United States "must retaliate" to the attack that struck an American Apache helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Ormuz on Monday, carrying two pilots found "healthy and safe".
The U.S. Army has, according to its own statements, launched attacks on Iran, involving attacks to "self-defense" after the launch of a U.S. helicopter.
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