President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran shot down an American Apache attack helicopter 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 U.S. 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 confirmed the downing of the American helicopter but said that the government was still conducting an investigation into who was responsible.
