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Iran war live: Trump claims Iran shot down helicopter, vows to ‘respond’
US president says Iran shot down a helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, adding that his country will ‘respond’.
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Published On 9 Jun 2026
- US Central Command (CENTCOM) says its “forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran”. It added that the attacks were in response to “yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter”.
- President Donald Trump earlier said US “must respond” to the alleged attack but later seemed to downplay it, saying it “wasn’t a big deal”.
