The pilots – who were patrolling the Strait of Hormuz – are safe, but the incident adds further strain to efforts to broker a peace deal.

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It’s unclear if the Apache helicopter was shot down by the Iranian military or went down as a result of a technical failure.

US President Donald Trump said Iran downed a sophisticated Apache helicopter. The incident occurred overnight while the aircraft patrolled the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump…