Breaking: Trump vows to 'respond' after US helicopter shot down by Iran

US President Donald Trump says Iran shot down helicopter patrolling Strait of Hormuz Wed 10 Jun 2026 at 3:02am US President Donald Trump has blamed Iran for shooting down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond. Two crew members aboard a US Army Apache attack helicopter were rescued by a US sea drone after the aircraft crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. "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," Mr Trump wrote in a social media post. "Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack." Both crew members were uninjured in the crash, according to Mr Trump. When asked earlier in the day what had brought the helicopter down off Oman, he said a report would be issued later. "The pilots are fine, yeah. Nobody injured," he said on Tuesday morning local time. Loading