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The actions this week come as the two countries renewed strikes on each other’s forces after the downing of an American Apache helicopter that the U.S. attributed to an Iranian drone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The Apache helicopter is the second crewed aircraft that Washington has confirmed was shot down by Iran during the war, following the loss of an F-15 fighter plane in April.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

There were stories of the Apache Wars in the Wild West, a new circus act called a flying trapeze, and Abraham Lincoln arguing that Kansas should be a free state and not slave.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan