WASHINGTON, June 9 – President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Iranian forces destroyed an American Apache helicopter conducting patrol operations in the Strait of Hormuz during overnight hours, and declared the United States will take action in response.
“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.
“Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack,” he added.
The President did not provide additional information about the incident or specify what form of response the administration might pursue.
