Vice President JD Vance said the United States is “very close” to a long-term nuclear deal with Iran, though an agreement could come next week or months from now. His comments came as tensions rose after an Apache helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. forces reportedly launched retaliatory strikes.
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Trump accused Iran of shooting down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz and said the United States “must” respond. Two crew members were rescued unharmed by an American sea drone, while U.S. Central Command said the crash remains under investigation.
Two U.S. Army soldiers were rescued by an American sea drone after their AH-64 Apache crashed near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said the crew members were stable and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
Trump said a deal to end the war with Iran is close, but Israeli strikes in Lebanon and warnings from Tehran are straining a fragile ceasefire. Israel ordered evacuations in Tyre’s Christian Quarter before launching a heavy strike, Lebanese state media reported.
Subhan Ahmed, 18, has been charged with assisting an offender after an alleged arson attack destroyed four Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green. Four others have been charged in the case, which counterterrorism police are investigating as an antisemitic hate crime.
Trump said the United States is close to a deal involving Israel and Iran that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even as new exchanges of fire underscored the fragility of ceasefires across the region. Israel and Iran paused attacks after strikes on Iranian and Israeli facilities caused no reported deaths on either side.
Iran and Israel said they halted attacks after President Trump urged both sides to stop firing amid a fragile truce. Both governments warned they would respond forcefully if the other side resumed strikes.
Renewed Israel-Iran fighting has deepened political pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu as he faces domestic calls for escalation and public demands for restraint from Donald Trump. Both sides have signaled a halt, but the clash has highlighted the fragile state of regional ceasefire efforts.