Crew rescued after U.S. helicopter goes down near Iran

Axios

Crew rescued after U.S. helicopter goes down near Iran

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, and officials are investigating whether Iranian fire brought it down, two American officials and a third source with knowledge tell Axios. The big picture: The crash comes after Israel and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time since the April 8 ceasefire, with President Trump urging both sides to show restraint. Driving the news: Both crew members were rescued around 7:30pm ET, about two hours after the helicopter went down off the coast of Oman, U.S. Central Command said in a post on X . They are in stable condition. "The pilots are fine. Yeah," Trump told reporters, according to the Associated Press. "Nobody injured. We are going to issue a report tomorrow. But the pilots are fine." The cause of the crash may become clearer once the two, who are undergoing treatment, are interviewed, one official said. A source familiar with the incident said there was a dramatic hours-long search before the crew was found. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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