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A U.S. Apache helicopter crashed Monday near the Strait of Hormuz, adding new strain to the violent, unsteady ceasefire. The crash prompted a first-of-its-kind rescue, as the two-man crew was taken from the water off the coast of Oman by an unmanned, AI-powered drone boat.
However, this innovation in maritime rescue operations was soon overshadowed by the U.S. military’s assessment that the helicopter was shot down by an Iranian drone — Iran’s most direct attack in weeks against the U.S. military.
According to details revealed by President Trump himself, there seems to be no doubt that Iran was responsible for downing the helicopter. Trump said that the Iranian drone “lodged between the two pilots” and caught fire, but that it did not explode. Trump described the survival of the two pilots as a “miracle.” In other words, Iran not only shot at an American helicopter, but it tried to kill American soldiers, whose lives were only saved by Iran’s faulty tech.
Days earlier — June 3, to be precise — The Wall Street Journal reported that “President Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops.”
The attempt to kill American troops that followed days later could be a coincidence, but there is another interpretation: someone in Iran does not want the ceasefire to hold.
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However, this innovation in maritime rescue operations was soon overshadowed by the U.S. military’s assessment that the helicopter was shot down by an Iranian drone — Iran’s most direct attack in weeks against the U.S. military.
According to details revealed by President Trump himself, there seems to be no doubt that Iran was responsible for downing the helicopter. Trump said that the Iranian drone “lodged between the two pilots” and caught fire, but that it did not explode. Trump described the survival of the two pilots as a “miracle.” In other words, Iran not only shot at an American helicopter, but it tried to kill American soldiers, whose lives were only saved by Iran’s faulty tech.
Days earlier — June 3, to be precise — The Wall Street Journal reported that “President Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops.”
The attempt to kill American troops that followed days later could be a coincidence, but there is another interpretation: someone in Iran does not want the ceasefire to hold.
Continued below.
Someone in Iran Does Not Want a Ceasefire
A U.S. Apache helicopter crashed Monday near the Strait of Hormuz, adding new strain to the violent, unsteady ceasefire. The crash prompted a first-of-its-kind
