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 https://www.axios.com/world/iran" target="_blank">Iranian fire brought it down, two American officials and a third source with knowledge tell Axios.

The big picture: The crash comes after https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/iran-israel-war-trump-stop-shooting" target="_blank">Israel and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time since the April 8 ceasefire, with President Trump https://www.axios.com/2026/06/08/israel-iran-shooting-trump-ceasefire" target="_blank">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 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2064290478091067601" target="_blank">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.