Donald Trump Threatens Iran Retaliation Us Apache Helicopter Shot Down Strait Of Hormuz
Indian Express
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Iran with retaliation after informing that an American military s Apache helicopter was shot down by Tehran while it was patrolling the Strait of
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Iran with retaliation after informing that an American military’s Apache helicopter was shot down by Tehran while it was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump, in a post on Truth Social, wrote “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.”
The US Central Command earlier said two crew members from a US Army AH-64 Apache were rescued by American forces after their helicopter went down while patrolling regional waters near the coast of Oman.
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