US Senators Believe Iran Intentionally Downed Apache Helicopter; Trump Downplays Incident

NBC News reports that US Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper briefed senators, who believe Iran intentionally struck the US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter. Separately, President Trump told the Wall Street Journal the incident is "not a big deal" and the pilots are fine, downplaying the confrontation.

4 developments

1. 23:58 · 9 JunLatest

   Trump tells WSJ the incident is 'not a big deal' and pilots are fine

2. 23:37 · 9 Jun

   Admiral Brad Cooper briefed US Senators who believe the strike was intentional.

3. 23:27 · 9 Jun

   Trump's comments were made in an interview with the Wall Street Journal

Source and signal

• Open-source intake