June 9th, 2026 - 04:55 GMT
ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will respond after confirming that Iran shot down a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter operating near the Strait of Hormuz, according to remarks made Tuesday. Speaking to reporters at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York following an NBA Finals game, Trump said the crew survived the incident and that a full military assessment would be released shortly. “The pilots ...
![Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi waits ahead of the Board of Governors meeting at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna on November 28, 2013. [Alexander Klien/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/452338737.jpg?itok=nLz3NYEL "Iran's ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi waits ahead of the Board of Governors meeting at the UN atomic agency headquarters in Vienna on November 28, 2013. [Alexander Klien/AFP]")
![Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/143660567.jpg?itok=eRDxqLg1 "Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt [AFP]")
![Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gives a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on November 27, 2013. [Atta Kenare/AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/000_Nic6269769.jpg?itok=X86BKnPM "Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gives a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on November 27, 2013. [Atta Kenare/AFP]")
![US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech during a press conference at the CICG (Centre International de Conferences Geneve) after talks over Iran's nuclear programme in Geneva on November 24, 2013. [AFP/Alexander Klein]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/000_Hkg9224331.jpg?itok=-ufczldB "US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech during a press conference at the CICG (Centre International de Conferences Geneve) after talks over Iran's nuclear programme in Geneva on November 24, 2013. [AFP/Alexander Klein]")
![Members of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in Syria. [presstv.ir]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/shamsara20130817042224960.jpg?itok=JFKQOSqd "Members of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front in Syria. [presstv.ir]")
![Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses the parliament in Tehran on November 27, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/452195147.jpg?itok=ArQ3BzXE "Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses the parliament in Tehran on November 27, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![US president: America can't commit itself to endless cycle of violence; senators weigh sanctions legislation that would respect 6-month deadline. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/451643619.jpg?itok=kBE6uA8m "US president: America can't commit itself to endless cycle of violence; senators weigh sanctions legislation that would respect 6-month deadline. [Getty Images]")
![Saudi newspapers headlining the deal made with major powers over Iran's disputed nuclear deal are seen on November 25, 2013 in the capital Riyadh. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/451900591.jpg?itok=XhSWVT7D "Saudi newspapers headlining the deal made with major powers over Iran's disputed nuclear deal are seen on November 25, 2013 in the capital Riyadh. [AFP]")
