Trump vows US response after confirming Iran shot down Apache helicopter
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran shot down an American Apache attack helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz near the Strait of Hormuz Monday night and that the United States would respond to the attack.
Trump has fought to hold together a fragile ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the United States for more than a month, even amid renewed attacks from both of the other countries.
“I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” the president wrote on Truth Social Tuesday afternoon. “There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.”
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Earlier in the day, U.S. Central Command had confirmed the downing of the American helicopter but said that the government was still conducting an investigation into who was responsible.
Iran launched strikes at U.S. military bases in Kuwait earlier this month but the strikes were intercepted and resulted in no casualties.
The president had previously stated that nothing short of new American casualties caused by Iranian attacks would break the shaky ceasefire, but White House officials did not immediately say if Trump’s statement was meant to indicate a new phase in the war.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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