President Donald Trump stated that Iran downed a US Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and vowed retaliation, though details were scarce.

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran had shot ‌down a US Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight and vowed to respond, but gave no other details. “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,” Trump wrote in a social media post. He said the ⁠two US pilots involved in the incident were both safe and...