LIVE COVERAGEUpdated now Earlier, President Donald Trump said that Iran had shot down an American military helicopter while it was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz and noted that the U.S. would “respond.” Updated June 09, 2026, 5:54 PM EDT By NBC News What to knowTRUMP BLAMES IRAN FOR ATTACK: U.S. President Donald Trump said today that Iran had shot down an American military helicopter while it was patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz and vowed the U.S. would “respond to this attack.”IRAN DOES NOT CLAIM ATTACK: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote in a post on X today that U.S. forces are putting themselves at risk by being in the region but did not mention any Iranian role in the downing of the helicopter.IRAN AND ISRAEL EXCHANGE ATTACKS: Iran declared an end to its military operations against Israel yesterday after the two sides exchanged a wave of attacks that threatened to tilt the Middle East back into all-out war. NETANYAHU SAYS FIRE CONTAINED: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday “the fire on this front has been contained” but warned that if Iran attacks again, “we will respond with force.”POTENTIAL DEAL: Trump had said on “Meet the Press" that the U.S. and Iran were “very close” to a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz but that some points were still being negotiated.INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS: Get exclusive analysis and insight into the Middle East conflict by becoming an NBC News subscriber. Just nowU.S. launches new attacks against IranU.S. Central Command said today that new attacks had been launched against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter.“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” CENTCOM wrote in a post on X. 0NBC NewsNBC News