US Army helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz; Trump says two pilots ‘fine’
US president says Washington to issue report on incident later in the day; cause of crash as yet unclear
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Two American military pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz “are fine,” US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.
The New York Times reported the crew of a US Army Apache gunship had been rescued after the aircraft went down near the Iran-controlled waterway.
It was not immediately clear whether the Apache was shot down by Iranian fire, experienced mechanical failure or encountered some other problem, the report said.
Iranian state media, relying on foreign reporting, acknowledged the crash without elaborating.
The White House, US Department of State, and the US Central Command did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters.
Asked if he knew what brought the helicopter down, Trump said a report would be issued later on Tuesday.
“The pilots are fine,” he said, speaking on the runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport before returning to Washington, DC “Nobody injured.”
US President Donald Trump confirms that a military helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz, saying the pilots are fine and no one was injured, adding that the administration would issue a report later today.#Trump pic.twitter.com/Jo1ItpcV5t
— Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 9, 2026
The incident happened a day after Iran and Israel said they had halted attacks on each other following a demand from Trump, though Tehran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued to hit Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The resumption of the tenuous ceasefire comes as Washington tries to reach an agreement with Tehran to end their more than three-month-old war.
Trump also told reporters he could have “an idea” for an Iran deal within a few days, without elaborating.
The Republican president has often hinted at an imminent deal with Tehran, but none has eventuated.
The Times of Israel Community.