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US‑Israel‑Iran, Iran, Middle East

June 9, 2026

Trump Vows Retaliation After Saying Iran Shot Down U.S. Helicopter—What Could The Response Look Like?

In a Tuesday post on Truth Social, President Donald Trump confirmed Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter patrolling the Strait of Hormuz and vowed that the U.S. “must” respond to the attack. This comes as Trump said earlier in the morning that the United States was in the “final throes” of reaching a peace deal with Iran. Dr. Rosemary Kelanic, the director of the Middle East Program at Defense Priorities, joins “Forbes Newsroom” to discuss what the U.S. response could look like, and how this could impact negotiations.

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