### [2026-06-9](/feed/2026/06/9/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, the U.S. Central Command launches "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone. ### Sources: 1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze9359gglyo) 2. [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pilots-fine-us-military-helicopter-goes-down-strait-hormuz-rcna349137) ### Changes: 1. A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter goes down near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members were rescued. _2026-06-09 15:42:42 (First version)_ 2. A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter goes down near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, United States Central Command begins launching "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone. _2026-06-10 09:42:29 (Update)_ 2. A United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes near the Strait of Hormuz while on patrol. Both crew members are rescued by an unmanned vessel. In response, the U.S. Central Command launches "self-defense" missile strikes at targets across Iran at 5 p.m. ET, with an American official claiming the helicopter was downed by an Iranian drone. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. 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[The Associated Press and "Axios" report that Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the United States lifts its blockade and if the war ends. ](/feed/2026/04/27/the-associated-press-and-axios-report-that-iran-has-offered-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz-if-the-united-states-lifts.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_ 6. [Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two vessels after attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz. A third vessel is also reportedly "disabled off Iran's coast". ](/feed/2026/04/22/iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-seizes-two-vessels-after-attempting-to-cross-the-strait-of-hormuz-a-third.md) _Context: Iran, Middle Eastern crisis, Strait of Hormuz_ 7. 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[The United Arab Emirates is targeted by 12 ballistic missiles, two cruise missiles, and 19 drones from Iran. ](/feed/2026/04/6/the-united-arab-emirates-is-targeted-by-12-ballistic-missiles-two-cruise-missiles-and-19-drones-from-iran.md) _Context: Iran, Iranian drone, Middle Eastern crisis_ 9. [An Italian MQ-9 Reaper is destroyed in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. ](/feed/2026/03/15/an-italian-mq-9-reaper-is-destroyed-in-an-iranian-drone-strike-on-ali-al-salem-air-base-in-kuwait.md) _Context: Iran, Iranian drone, Middle Eastern crisis_ 10. [Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei issues his first public message since his election in which he says that Iran should continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz and advises neighboring countries to close American military bases in their territory. 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