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United States President Donald Trump connected 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.
The downing and the imaginable of a U.S. effect airs the latest of a bid of threats to a shaky ceasefire that has been successful spot since April 8, arsenic the United States and Iran conflict to negociate an extremity to the war.
In a statement, Mr. Trump said helium had been informed: "that past nighttime the Iranians changeable down 1 of our highly blase Apache Helicopters portion patrolling implicit the Strait of Hormuz."
While the unit members were uninjured, "the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack." The Apache is an onslaught chopper with a unit of 2 that is equipped with a 30mm concatenation weapon and tin transportation assorted different weapons, Hellfire missiles.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which is liable for U.S. forces successful West Asia, said earlier that 2 Apache unit members "were rescued by American forces aft their chopper went down adjacent the seashore of Oman."
"The Soldiers were safely rescued wrong astir 2 hours and are successful unchangeable condition," CENTCOM said successful a station connected X. The bid besides said a naval aboveground drone helped rescue the downed helicopter's crew.
