US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday that Iranian forces shot down an American “Apache” helicopter while it was flying over the Strait of Hormuz.
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This came hours after Trump announced the aircraft’s crash without clarifying that Iranian air defenses had targeted it last night.
Trump said, in statements, that he had received a briefing from the military command regarding the incident, affirming that the US “will respond to this attack.”
He indicated that the helicopter crew was rescued and didn’t sustain any injuries.
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