Jon Gambrell, Darlene Superville and Konstantin ToropinJun 10, 2026 – 10.25amDubai | The US military said on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) that it had begun strikes against Iran following the crash of a US Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that US President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.The helicopter went down after colliding with an Iranian drone, according to a US official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss a continuing investigation. It wasn’t clear whether the collision was intentional, and official statements said only that the crash is under investigation.APSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles