Trump announces Iran shot down a US helicopter and promises to retaliate

Author: senenews.comPublished on: June 9, 2026Country: Iran, United States

PoliticsWorld / International

Trump announces Iran shot down a US helicopter and promises to retaliate

Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Iran had shot down a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. The two pilots are safe, but Trump promised a necessary retaliation. The announcement contradicts earlier optimism from the US president about an imminent deal with Iran. This is the second US aircraft shot down by Iranian forces since the war began on February 28.

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