Trump says Iran was responsible for downing American helicopter and that US must respond
President Trump stated Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, with both aviators rescued by an unmanned vessel.
- President Donald Trump announced that Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter patrolling the Strait of Hormuz and vowed a U.S. response.
- Both U.S. Apache helicopter crew members were rescued unharmed by a U.S. Navy unmanned surface drone, marking the first known drone rescue at sea by the U.S. military.
- The helicopter incident increased tensions amid a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel, with warnings that hostilities could resume amid ongoing regional attacks.
- U.S. Central Command confirmed the incident is under investigation, while Iran has not publicly claimed responsibility.
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Three choices now define Trump's Iran war and all of them have a cost – Democratic Accent
In the months leading up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, I served as a strategist at the Pentagon, where I had unusual access to military thinking, intelligence assessments, and senior-level discussions. I regularly attended meetings hosted by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Richard Myers. From the outside, it looked like Washington spoke with one confident voice. The Bush administration telegraphed ce…
Trump recounts how Army pilots involved in helicopter crash and drone boat rescue were ‘very lucky’
An Iranian “bomb” got lodged in a U.S. military helicopter earlier this week, but fortunately for the pilots, the weapon didn’t explode, President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday. An Army AH-64 Apache crashed during a patrol operation Monday near the Strait of Hormuz. The two U.S. soldiers who were on board the aircraft survived and were later rescued by a Navy Corsair maritime drone operated by 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59, according to U.S.…
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‘They got very lucky,’ Trump says of downed Apache helicopter’s crew
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said two U.S. Army aviators “got very lucky” after an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was downed by Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing that American retaliation for the incident is not over. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, the president declared, “We hit them hard yesterday and we’re going to hit them hard again today.”Trump initially claimed in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that Iran had sh…
'Morning Joe' Questions Trump's 'Frightening' Desperation to End Iran War
The hosts of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” slammed President Trump Wednesday for his initial, nonchalant response to an Iranian drone attack on a U.S. Apache helicopter this week, calling his desperation to end the war in the Middle East “absolutely fascinating and frightening.” On Monday, an Iranian drone was used to bring down a U.S. Apache military helicopter. The survivors of the attack were rescued from the Strait of Hormuz and America responded T…
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