A U.S. army AH-64 Apache helicopter is shown during a joint live-fire exercise with the South Korean army in 2025. Apache helicopters have been a key asset for the U.S. military as it enforces a blockade on Iranian crude oil shipments and tankers. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg/Getty Images) The U.S. military said Tuesday it carried out strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman that President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic republic. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central CommandRead more