Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi issued a pointed warning to US forces on Tuesday, stopping just short of claiming responsibility for the downing of an American Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Araghchi said that 'foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire,' before adding: 'We prefer language of diplomacy but speak other languages too.'
The statement came hours after US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Iran had shot down a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter that had been on patrol over the Strait of Hormuz the previous evening. Trump said he had been briefed by the military and confirmed that both pilots survived. 'There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured,' he wrote. 'Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack.'
