# U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes After an American Apache Helicopter Is Downed Near the Strait of Hormuz

*2026-06-10 06:02 UTC · Other · 1 min read*

> After a U.S. Apache helicopter was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes and oil output fell by over 11 million barrels a day.

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter was brought down at about 3:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday off the coast of Oman while patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. Both pilots were rescued unharmed, and U.S. officials said current indications are that the aircraft was hit by an Iranian drone.

U.S. Central Command began retaliatory self-defense strikes at 5 p.m. ET, with Air Force and Navy fighter jets hitting Iranian air-defense sites, ground-control stations and surveillance radars near the Strait of Hormuz using precision munitions. The strikes ended shortly after 9 p.m. ET. Iran responded by firing at least four ballistic missiles and several drones, with attacks reported in Bahrain and Kuwait.

The escalation hit energy markets hard: with the Strait of Hormuz closed, Middle Eastern producers cut output by more than 11 million barrels of oil per day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The strait carries roughly a fifth of the world's oil, making any disruption there a global economic risk.

## Sources

- [nbcnews.com](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pilots-fine-us-military-helicopter-goes-down-strait-hormuz-rcna349137)
- [cbc.ca](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/strait-of-hormuz-helicopter-apache-9.7228020)
- [axios.com](https://www.axios.com/2026/06/09/us-strikes-iran-army-helicopter-response)

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