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U.S. Military Initiates Additional Strikes on Iran Following Apache Downing

U.S. Military Initiates Additional Strikes on Iran Following Apache Downing

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President Trump has publicly blamed Iran for shooting down a U.S. Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, noting that the two pilots were unharmed. He has warned that the United States will respond militarily, and U.S. Central Command has resumed strikes against Iranian targets.

Donald Trump
Republican Party
1. Iran's military is a complete and total mess. Much of it, like their Navy and Air Force, doesn't even exist anymore. They have been completely defeated. Iran is all talk and no action. The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!
2. If we go and bomb – which we could do very easily if we want, and we spend another two or three weeks bombing – they'll have nothing left whatsoever. But you won't have the strait open for months.
3. We're very close to having a very, very good, strong, powerful deal.
4. I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command
1. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.
2. The Soldiers were safely rescued within approximately two hours and are in stable condition.
Abbas Araqchi
Iranian Foreign Ministry
1. The Strait of Hormuz is NOT international waters but shared between Iran and Oman, and located thousands of miles away from US shores. Maritime boundaries are crystal clear.
2. To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave. We prefer language of diplomacy but speak other languages too.
3. The Strait of Hormuz is NOT international waters but shared between Iran and Oman... Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
Iranian National Security Council
1. We prefer the language of diplomacy, but we speak other languages far more fluently. Break your commitments, and we'll switch to what we speak best. You ride the horse you saddled!
Sina Azodi
George Washington University
1. The Iranians are trying to make it very clear that they're not going to back down. They are willing to escalate with the Americans, and I think they're putting as much pressure as they can on the American side to get a deal.
Charu Chanana
1. Oil holding around $90 despite fresh Iran headlines suggests markets are not pricing a sustained supply disruption. That leaves room for a bigger repricing if energy infrastructure, shipping routes or U.S. involvement escalate.
Trita Parsi
Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
1. But at the end of the day, every time these different types of events have occurred, the sense I have gotten from both sides is that their confidence and their trust in the ability of reaching a deal is starting to diminish.
2. They believe they have to respond proportionately, but very harshly and swiftly, against any American attack. Because otherwise, a new normal is established, one in which the United States can strike at Iran with more or less impunity.

U.S. Military Initiates Additional Strikes on Iran Following Apache Downing

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