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Iran live updates: US chopper brought down by Iran drone, sources say

PHOTO: An AH-64 Apache helicopter assigned to Task Force Shikra, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conduct aerial gunnery training, Sept. 9, 2025.
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US Army helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: June 8, 2026, 11:46 AM

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.

Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded "one way or the other."

Key Headlines

  • Apache brought down by Iranian drone: US officials
  • Apache crewmembers transported by drone to another location
  • Iran prefers diplomacy but speaks other languages 'more fluently,' official says
  • Trump says Iran shot down the US helicopter and US 'must' respond
  • Apache helicopter pilots rescued by surface drone, official says
Here's how the news is developing.

Jun 08, 2026 11:46 AM

Iranian military says it will halt operations after exchanges with Israel

The Iranian military's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a statement on Monday that Iran's retaliation against Israel for attacks on Lebanon has concluded, but warned that if hostilities continue, Iran's response will be more severe.

"A painful response was delivered to the Israeli regime, and the suspension of armed forces operations is announced," the statement said, according to Iranian state media.

"If the aggressions and provocations continue, including in southern Lebanon, much more severe and decisive actions than before will follow," the statement added.

PHOTO: People cross the street past a large billboard showing portraits of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) in central Tehran on June 8, 2026.
Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
People cross the street past a large billboard showing portraits of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) and slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) in central Tehran on June 8, 2026.
Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian


Jun 08, 2026 10:45 AM

Trump says Israel and Iran 'looking to do' an 'immediate' ceasefire

President Donald Trump said in a post to social media on Monday that Israel and Iran "are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE!"

"Final negotiations on 'Peace' are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way," Trump wrote, adding that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will remain until a deal is reached.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow


Jun 08, 2026 10:45 AM

Israel preparing for 'several days' of strikes, military official says

An Israeli military official told ABC News on Monday that the Israel Defense Forces is "preparing for a range of options from several days to as long as it'll take," amid new direct exchanges between Israel and Iran that resumed on Sunday.

Iran has fired nearly 30 ballistic missiles toward Israel since Sunday evening, according to an Israeli military official. Additionally, the Houthis fired two ballistic missiles, only one of which reached Israeli territory.

Israeli aircraft carried out strikes on military targets in Iran on Monday morning, including on Iranian air defense systems, the official said. The IDF also hit a petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran which was used for making chemicals for ballistic missiles, an Israeli military official said.

PHOTO: This photo shows Israeli anti-air defenses intercepting a missile as seen from Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on June 8, 2026.
Mohamad Torokman/Reuters
This photo shows Israeli anti-air defenses intercepting a missile as seen from Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on June 8, 2026.
Mohamad Torokman/Reuters

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule and Jordana Miller



Jun 08, 2026 10:28 AM

Iranian official says retaliation for Israel's Lebanon strike indicates Tehran 'doctrine'

Sadegh Larijani, the head of Iran's Expediency Discernment Council and the brother of slain senior official Ali Larijani, said on Monday that Tehran's attacks on Israel "in defense of Lebanon" indicate "the formal declaration of a strategic doctrine."

Larijani said the Iranian attacks "sent a clear message that if one side of the Axis of Resistance is attacked, it will trigger a response that extends beyond geographical borders and will change the region's equations," as quoted by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency.

The Axis of Resistance refers to the Iranian-led grouping of militias spread around the Middle East through which Tehran has traditionally sought to build deterrence against and erode the influence of Israel, the U.S. and their regional partners. Lebanese Hezbollah is a key part of the axis.

PHOTO: A Hezbollah flag is seen during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally after Iran's missile attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, on June 7, 2026.
Majid Asgaripour/via Reuters
A Hezbollah flag is seen during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally after Iran's missile attack on Israel, in Tehran, Iran, on June 7, 2026.
Majid Asgaripour/via Reuters

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian


Jun 08, 2026 8:44 PM

Trump says he warned Netanyahu if he went back to war he could be fighting alone: Axios

President Donald Trump told Axios that after Iran and Israel traded strikes Sunday night for the first time since the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April, he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might be “on [his] own very soon” if war resumed.

"I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Trump said in a phone interview on Monday.

Axios reported that Trump called Netanyahu on Sunday evening and asked him not to retaliate against Iran after they launched attacks at Israel.

PHOTO: Farmers spray water in a burned agricultural field next to a projectile near the town of Najha, Syria, June 8, 2026, after debris from Iranian missile launches during the Iran-Israel conflict fell in the area.
Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo
Farmers spray water in a burned agricultural field next to a projectile near the town of Najha, Syria, June 8, 2026, after debris from Iranian missile launches during the Iran-Israel conflict fell in the area.
Ghaith Alsayed/AP Photo


Trump claimed in the interview with Axios that Israel "gave us very late notice" about Sunday's strikes.

"They were already on their way. But eventually I had [the Israeli strike] limited," Trump said.

Trump also told Axios he received calls from five different countries in the region asking him to press Netanyahu to stop.

"These countries were very concerned. They love the deal that we have been negotiating," Trump said.

Trump also claimed his administration received messages from the Iranians on Monday morning stating a willingness to stop shooting if Israel did the same.

"They called us and said that they are not doing any more attacks and asked us to tell Israel not to do any more attacks," Trump said.

-ABC News’ Isabella Murray


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