Trump says Iran was responsible for downing American helicopter and that US must respond
The crew was rescued after about two hours in the water, and U.S. Central Command said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
- On Tuesday, Israel struck the historic port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, killing eight people in a single strike on the city's eastern edge following an evacuation order.
- Last week, Israel's military said Hezbollah fighters were hiding in Tyre; the strike marked the deadliest attack on the city since fighting erupted in early March when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel.
- A U.S. Navy surface drone rescued two crew members after their AH-64 Apache helicopter went down in the Iranian-controlled Strait of Hormuz at approximately 3 a.m. on Tuesday; the pilots were recovered within two hours.
- Speaking at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said, 'The pilots are fine,' but acknowledged uncertainty about whether mechanical failure or Iranian fire caused the crash.
- While Israel and Iran halted direct attacks on Monday, Tehran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued targeting Hezbollah; U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Hormuz traffic is rising 'very meaningfully' despite tensions.
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Strait of Hormuz could be opened in 2, 3 days, if… —Trump
By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report The US President, Donald Trump, has said the peace deal with Iran is in its final stages and suggested that the strait of Hormuz could open up in two or three days if an agreement with Tehran is secured. “It will open up immediately upon signing,” he told reporters on the tarmac at JFK airport after watching the NBA Finals on Monday night, insisting that Iran will not be allowed nuclear weapons under the term…
This was the first such operation carried out by U.S. forces for an aquatic rescue. Donald Trump blames Iran for the fall of AH-64 Apache. Tehran denies attack.
US President Donald Trump says he wants to see a "very strong" response to what he describes as an Iranian shooting down of a US helicopter.
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".
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