The pilots of the Apache attack helicopter have been rescued, President Donald Trump has said
US President Donald Trump has confirmed media reports of a US Army Apache attack helicopter going down near the Strait of Hormuz amid Washington’s efforts to curb oil shipments by Iran.
The Apache choppers are one of the key aircraft used by the US military to enforce the blockade of Iranian ports, which had been imposed by Washington to pressure Tehran into agreeing a peace deal and restoring traffic through the strait. The key waterway, which the Iranians control, accounts for some 20% of the global crude oil trade.
“The pilots are fine, nobody injured,” Trump told journalists when asked about the incident on his way back from the third game of the NBA finals in New York late on Monday.
The Apache, which has been in service since the mid-1970s, is usually operated by two airmen.
The New York Times first reported the crash earlier on Monday. The newspaper did not say whether the helicopter had been brought down by hostile fire or suffered a technical malfunction.
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