Iran FM says foreign forces face ‘constant risk’ of being caught in crossfire

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged overseas forces connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026) to permission the Strait of Hormuz and surrounding areas, informing they faced a persistent hazard of being caught successful the crossfire if they remained.

"The Strait of Hormuz is NOT planetary waters but shared betwixt Iran and Oman... Foreign forces successful proximity to our territory are astatine changeless hazard connected relationship of their ain quality errors, plain accidents, oregon perchance being caught successful crossfire," Araghchi posted connected X.

"To trim risk, champion solution is for them to leave," helium added, aft U.S. President Donald Trump vowed a effect pursuing accusations that Iran changeable down an Apache chopper implicit the Strait of Hormuz a time earlier.

Mr. Trump on Tuesday (June 9, 2026) said that a U.S. subject chopper was changeable down by Iran and that the United States “must” respond.

The Apache chopper is the 2nd crewed craft that Washington has confirmed was changeable down by Iran during the West Asia war, pursuing the nonaccomplishment of an F-15 combatant level successful April.