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What to Know About the Sea Drone That Rescued Downed Apache Crew
ByNicholas Kulish and Eric Schmitt June 9, 2026

It was the first U.S. rescue carried out by an autonomous surface vessel and remotely piloted by a human operator, according to a military spokesperson.

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U.S. Strikes Iran After Trump Vows to Retaliate for Downed Helicopter
ByEric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman, Euan Ward and Michael Levenson June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

The retaliatory U.S. attacks came on Tuesday as Israeli forces pounded southern Lebanon while targeting Hezbollah.

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U.S. Strikes Iran After Trump Vowed to Retaliate for Downed Army Helicopter
ByEric Schmitt June 9, 2026June 10, 2026

President Trump vowed to retaliate for what he said was Iran’s downing of an Apache helicopter. near the Strait of Hormuz. The pilot and gunner were rescued.

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Crew Is Rescued After U.S. Helicopter Goes Down Near Strait of Hormuz
ByEric Schmitt, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan June 9, 2026June 13, 2026

It was not immediately clear what led to the incident, which came at a time when the cease-fire in the war has grown tenuous.

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Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits.
ByAnton Troianovski June 8, 2026

President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.

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Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel
ByJulian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt June 6, 2026June 7, 2026

The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.

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Iran Fired Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz With U.S. Shooting Down at Least 4, U.S. Military Says
ByEric Schmitt June 5, 2026June 6, 2026

The latest violence between the United States and Iran threatened a cease-fire and risked further stoking tensions in the region.

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Attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain Add Further Strain to U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire
ByVivian Nereim June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

One person was killed in an attack on the international airport in Kuwait, local authorities said, as Iran continues to target U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf.

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War Games and Warnings on Strait of Hormuz Went Unheeded by Trump
ByMichael Crowley June 2, 2026

Over the past two decades, Iran repeatedly threatened to close down the waterway. President Trump underestimated Iran’s ability to do so.

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U.S. Says It Hit More Military Targets in Southern Iran
ByYan Zhuang June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

The U.S. military said it had carried out strikes over the weekend and had intercepted an Iranian missile attack on American forces in Kuwait.

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