Says there were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday said. his administration must respond after he accused Iran of shooting down a US Army Apache attack helicopter thatwent downin waters near Oman's coast.
The US military's Central Command said the AH-64 Apache went down at around 3am local time on Tuesday (2300 GMT on Monday) near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters. It gave no reason for the crash.
Trump initially did not comment on what may have caused the incident. However. in a post on Truth Social later today, he said: "I have just been informed by our great military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack."
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Around the same time, Iranian Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf said on X: "We prefer the language of diplomacy,. we speak other languages far more fluently. Break your commitments, and we'll switch to what we speak best."
We prefer the language of diplomacy, but we speak other languages far more fluently. Break your commitments, and we'll switch to what we speak best.You ride the horse you saddled!
Trump earlier said that negotiations between the US. Iran remained ongoing, just hours after Iran and Israel agreed to halt attacks on one another that threatened to shatter a shaky ceasefire.
Trump said the talks with Tehran did not stop during the escalation in violence, signalling that a deal to formally end the war could be reached within "one or two days from now,. I think it's going well."
"They were going back. forth, and now they both agreed through me to stop, and we're in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal that will not allow in any way, shape, or form nuclear weapons, etc.," the US president told reporters as he prepared to return to the White House after attending an NBA finals game in New York.
US President Donald Trump says he is in the “final throes” of reaching a Middle East peace deal.#Trumppic.twitter.com/SRMjlaeVRB
"The Strait (of Hormuz) will open up right away. it'll open up immediately upon signing, which could be in two or three days," he added.
Iran state media says two military personnel killed in Israeli strikes on Monday
Iranian state television on Tuesday said at least two members of the army's air defence force were killed in Israeli strikes a day earlier in the Middle East war's latest exchange of fire. which both sides said they have halted.
"These esteemed martyrs of the Army Air Defence Force attained martyrdom while carrying out their mission of defending the country's skies during yesterday's (Monday) aggression by the Zionist regime," state television said.
Trump says missiles were ‘on their way’ to Iran when he spoke to Netanyahu
According to a reported conversation with theBBC. US President Trump has denied that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu defied him by attacking Iran in retaliation for missile attacks on Israel,Al Jazeerareported on Tuesday.
In their dialogue with Netanyahu. Trump told him to “use common sense” as “we’re close to signing a very powerful deal, a very good deal,” according to the report.
TheBBCalso asked Trump if Netanyahu defied him by firing at Iran on Sunday.
The broadcaster quoted Trump as saying. the missiles were “already on their way” when he spoke with the Israeli prime minister.
He added, “If I tell him to do something, he does it.”
In the past, Trump reportedly warned Netanyahu against attacking targets in Lebanon, including Beirut, but he went ahead anyway.
Trump says US helicopter pilots who went down in Strait of Hormuz are fine
Two US pilots whose helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz "are fine". Trump said on Tuesday after the New York Times reported the crew of an 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.
The White House, US Department of State,. the US Central Command did not immediately respond to requests for comment fromReuters.
Asked if he knew what brought the helicopter down, Trump said they would issue a report later on Tuesday.
"The pilots are fine," Trump said. speaking on the runway at John F Kennedy International Airport before returning to Washington, DC "Nobody injured."
The incident happened a day after Iran. Israel said they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from Trump, though Tehran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued to hit Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Iran’s Baghaei slams US for seizing country’s assets
Esmaeil Baghaei. the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, has shared on X a video of Scott Bessent, the US Treasury secretary, in which he speaks with pride about the seizure of assets belonging to Iran, as perAl Jazeera.
He also quoted an excerpt from the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare:
"Now does he feel his titleHang loose about him, like a giant's robeUpon a dwarfish thief."Shakespeare, Macbethpic.twitter.com/9wr5KJw8BY
Iran's Quds Force chief Qaani warns US, Israel against escalation in Gaza, Lebanon
According to IranianIRNAstate media, Brigadier-General Esmail Qaani warned the United States. Israel against further military escalation in Gaza and Lebanon, saying that new fronts could open and maritime traffic in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait could mirror the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, as per theJerusalem Post.
“The Zionists’ aggression in Lebanon. Gaza, carried out under the shameless backing of the United States, will further strengthen the resolve of the Axis of Resistance to expand its support for both fronts, move toward activating other fronts, and bring the traffic conditions in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in line with those of the Strait of Hormuz,” he stated, according to the report.
According to a separate report byIRNA,the US. Iran are still exchanging views on the final text of the draft agreement.
Iran stated earlier on Monday that they would cease attacking Israel as long as Israel stopped attacking Lebanon.
Lebanon has since seen at least eight dead due to Israeli strikes.
Trump says US will declare 'total victory' over Iran within 2 weeks
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States will declare "total victory" over Iran within the next two weeks, just hours after Iran. Israel agreed to halt the worst escalation in violence since a ceasefire took effect in April.
"We've been a very tough team,. I think we are winning that battle, but you're really going to win it over the next two weeks when we declare total victory," Trump said during a telerally for Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Republican ally. "It'll be a total victory. It'll happen very soon, and oil prices will come tumbling down."
Earlier Monday, Iran announced an end to its attacks on Israel. warned of a “crushing” response if Israeli military operations in Lebanon continue. The Iranian military said Israel and its allies "should have learned" lessons from Tehran's response.
Regional tensions spiked Sunday when Israel bombed the Lebanese capital of Beirut despite an ongoing ceasefire. The move prompted Iran to launch retaliatory missiles into northern Israel. which in turn triggered waves of Israeli airstrikes against Iranian targets.
Trump intervened early Monday, posting on his Truth Social platform to call on Israel. Iran to stop fighting "immediately." On Monday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address that the fighting with Iran had stopped "for now" but warned Israel would retaliate if it came under attack.
Four people killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
At least four people have been killed during Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. the country’sNational News Agency (NNA)reported, according toAl Jazeera.
Imad Ahmad Yassin (owner of Yassin Poultry Farms) was killed in an airstrike. targeted his farm in the town of Adshit. Osama Hassan Al-Khaled. a 16-year-old, was killed in a drone strike that targeted him in front of his house in the Al-Sharifa neighbourhood of the town of Haboush.
Two people were killed after a drone strike at dawn on the Al-Marj neighbourhood in the town of Kfar Rumman.
At the same time, airstrikes were carried out this morning on the city of Nabatieh, Kfar Sir,. the area between the towns of Kfar Sir and Sir Al-Gharbiya, while the town of Jebchit was subjected to intermittent artillery shelling.
Artillery shelling also targeted the outskirts of the towns of Mansouri and Majdal Zoun.
Three people injured, including civil defence, after drone strike in Lebanon’s Sharqiya
Lebanon’s Civil Defence said three people have been injured. including two of their personnel, in an Israeli raid on the town of Sharqiya, southern Lebanon,NNAreported, according toAl Jazeera.
In a statement, the Civil Defence said its teams were working to extract. provide first aid to one person who was injured, but during the rescue operation, the teams were targeted by a second drone strike, resulting in minor injuries to two of their staff.
All those injured were transferred to the hospital,. the Civil Defence said it will continue to “perform its humanitarian and relief duties and respond to emergency calls, despite the difficult field conditions and challenges.”
Israeli airstrike in Tyre kills eight
At least eight people have been killed after an Israeli airstrike on a popular housing area in the city of Tyre. the civil defence in southern Lebanon reported toAl Jazeera Arabic.
The attack comes shortly after the Israeli military issued forced displacement orders for the city of Tyre.
Israel issues fresh displacement orders for residents in Tyre
The Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson. Avichay Adraee, has issued the latest forced displacement orders to citizens in southern Lebanon ahead of an attack, according toAl Jazeera.
#عاجل‼️انذار عاجل إلى سكان مدينة صور - بما فيها الحارة المسيحية - والمخيمات والأحياء المحيطة بها وفق ما يعرض في الخارطة🔸في ضوء قيام حزب الله الارهابي بخرق اتفاق وقف اطلاق النار واستهداف الجبهة الداخلية الاسرائيلية يضطر جيش الدفاع للعمل ضده بقوة. جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي لا ينوي…pic.twitter.com/MHSBQ0d58e
In a post on X, Adraee issued the warning to residents in the city of Tyre, including those in the Christian Quarter. to the residents of the Shabariha Hammadieh, Jal al-Bahr, Zaqqouk, al-Mfadi, Al-Bass, Al-Maashouq, Burj al-Shamali, Nabatieh, Al-Hawsh, Al-Rashidieh, and Ain Baal camps.
“As we warned in the past days. following Hezbollah elements’ actions inside the Christian Quarter in the city, the Israel Defence Forces will be compelled to act against their terrorist activities in the quarter in the near term,” he added.
Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes on each other for now
Iran. Israelsaid on Mondaythey had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from Trump, though Tehran warned it would resume hostilities if Israel continued to hit Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The most significant confrontation between the two countries since April threatened to wreck Washington's efforts to reach an agreement with Tehran to end their more than three-month-old war.
Oil pricesroseas much as 5% after the flurry of attacks. then fell when Iran's military said its first wave of strikes on Israel was over. The dollar retreated from its highest level in nearly two months.
A source briefed on the matter said Israel had also decided to halt its attacks on Iran.
Tehran had fired missiles towards Israeli territory late on Sunday. calling them retaliation for attacks on Hezbollah on the outskirts of Beirut.
Israel then hit Iranian air defence systems and a petrochemical plant that it said was used to produce ballistic missiles. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it retaliated with a strike aimed at a similar Israeli plant in the city of Haifa.
No deaths were reported by authorities on either side.
Trump said Israel and Iran both wanted an immediate ceasefire.
"Final negotiations on 'Peace' are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way," he wrote on Truth Social.
US and Israeli officials said Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday.
In an interview with Axios published on Monday. Trump said he warned Netanyahu that if the Israeli leader went back to war with Iran, he might find himself fighting alone. "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Trump said.
Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter pushed back on reports that Trump pressured Netanyahu, telling Fox News’ “Special Report” that conversations between the two leaders were cooperative. accusing journalists of playing up a misleading narrative.
“They have a deep friendship that goes back some 40 years,. sometimes lovers have a spat, and sometimes the tension in the room and on the conversation can get a little heated,” Leiter said.
An Israeli military official said Israel was prepared to continue operations for "as long as it takes". while Iranian officials struck a similarly defiant tone. A military source quoted by the semi-official Tasnim news agency said Tehran was ready for a prolonged conflict. could renew strikes against US interests in the region.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint. refrain from any action that could further inflame an already volatile situation, according to spokesperson Farhan Haq.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran was exchanging messages with Washington in an atmosphere of "extreme suspicion."
Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee, warned that any action against Iranian national security or Iran's allies in the region, including Yemen's Houthis, would be met with a decisive. costly response, Iranian media reported.
Yemen's Houthis pledged in a statement to stop Israeli navigation in the Red Sea,. said they had also fired missiles at Israel.
The Israeli military later said it intercepted a suspicious aerial target from Yemen after hostile aircraft sirens sounded in the Eilat area.
The Houthis have so far largely stayed out of the regional war. They control territory at the mouth of the Red Sea. increasingly important as an alternative route for millions of barrels per day of Middle East oil otherwise blocked by Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
In Tehran, Iranian media reported explosions, with air defences shooting down a drone over the capital. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
There were also signs of conditions returning to normal. Flights resumed at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport on Tuesday. nearly 24 hours after being suspended following Iran's missile attack on Israel, Iranian media reported.
Lebanese-Israeli talks to resume
Israel has never halted its Lebanon campaign. which has killed thousands of people, saying it should be treated separately from any US-Iranian ceasefire. Hezbollah has also continued its attacks.
Tehran has long said any peace deal with the US depends in part on an end to fighting in Lebanon. which Israel invaded in March in pursuit of Hezbollah fighters who had fired across the border.
The US ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, said on Monday that Lebanese-Israeli negotiations had been scheduled to resume in Washington.
Tehran has continued to block most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which before the war carried a fifth of the world's crude oil. liquefied natural gas. Washington has imposed its own blockade of Iranian ports.
Trump has said any peace deal must ensure Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon. Iran's demands include the lifting of international sanctions, the release of billions of dollars in frozen assets. recognition of its control of the strait.
Iran's Azizi states US lacks 'serious will' to finalise deal
The top Iranian security official toldCNNthat major obstacles remain to any US–Iran deal, citing disputes over nuclear. enrichment issues, deep mistrust, and what Tehran sees as a lack of US will to finalise a framework.
In the interview, Azizi stated that Iran does not think that Trump is honest; however, if they could be convinced that there is sincerity in the US. Trump's efforts to negotiate under the "rules of negotiation," then Iran will have no trouble negotiating.
Azizi added that "we do not see a serious will to reach a framework that can actually be implemented." He said this in regards to Iran's blocked assets; nuclear issues. uranium & enriched materials were also not on the negotiating table at this stage.
When asked about a peace agreement between the US. Iran, Azizi said that it depends on "the behaviours we see on the other side."
"If we see these behaviours continue, we do not have any trust at all."
Vance says US to pursue Iran nuclear deal regardless of Israel's position
The US will continue to seek an agreement with Iran over its nuclear program regardless of whatever position Israel takes. Vice President JD Vance said Monday.
"Thanks to what's happened over the last few months, but really over the last year. a half, we've created the space necessary where the president believes, and I think that he's right, that we can get the long-term settlement to Iran's nuclear deal," Vance said during an interview with Fox News.
"Now, Israel may like that, they may not like that,. fundamentally, we think this is in the best interest of the United States of America. So we're going to keep on pursuing it. because that's what the president of the United States was elected to do. That's what we have to do in order to properly serve the American people," he added.
The comments are the latest sign of a potential strain in ties between the US. Israel after President Donald Trump called on Israel not to retaliate to Iranian missile strikes on Sunday, a demand that went ignored.
Tensions escalated on Sunday when Israel bombed the Lebanese capital of Beirut despite an ongoing ceasefire. prompting Iran to launch missiles toward northern Israel in retaliation.
Israel subsequently carried out several waves of airstrikes against Iran, while Tehran responded with additional missile launches.
Iran’s military said early Monday. it was halting attacks on Israel while warning of a “crushing” response if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued. Israeli media, citing unnamed officials, reported that Israel had agreed to halt airstrikes on Iran. would continue military operations in southern Lebanon.
The region has been on edge since the US. Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in late February, triggering Iranian retaliation on Israel and other regional countries hosting US assets.
A temporary ceasefire was reached on April 8, but negotiations later stalled amid disputes over its implementation. subsequent regional developments, even as Trump extended the truce indefinitely.
An agreement to fully end the US-Israeli war on Iran has proven elusive. with Iran insisting that any negotiations to address its nuclear program be subsequent to a full end to the war.
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