The region and the world are awaiting the course of negotiations between… Iran andUSAfter the last round of fighting that broke out on Sunday and Monday between… Tel Aviv andTehranWith the confirmation of the US President Donald Trump An agreement is close to being reached.
In this context, Iranian state television announced on Tuesday that at least two members of the Army Air Defense Forces had been killed in raids on Monday.
State television said that the two soldiers were killed “while performing their duty to defend the country’s airspace during the Zionist entity’s aggression.”
“Hormez Helicopter” developments
In the latest developments, it was reported US Central Command In a new statement today, “At 7:33 pm US Eastern Time (ET) on June 8, US forces were able to rescue two crew members of an AH-64 Apache helicopter belonging to… US Army“After the helicopter crashed near the coast of the Sultanate of Oman while it was patrolling territorial waters.”
She added: “The two soldiers were rescued within about two hours of the accident, and they are in stable condition. The causes of the accident are still under investigation.”
She concluded: “The rescue operations were led by the US Navy’s Central Command and the 82nd Airborne Division, with support from units of the US Air Force and Navy, including Task Force 59 of the US Fifth Fleet.”
Iranians in Tehran. (AFP)
Earlier, Trump explained that the two pilots whose plane crashed near… Strait of Hormuz “fine”.
The New York Times report pointed out that it is not yet clear whether the helicopter was shot down by Iranian fire, suffered a technical malfunction, or encountered another problem.
Mutual attacks…what happened?
Iran announced andIsrael They stopped mutual attacks in response to a request from Trump, in return to the fragile ceasefire announced on April 8.
Tehran vowed to resume hostilities if Israel continued targeting…Hezbollah“.
Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon sparked the latest missile exchange between Iran and Israel, complicating Trump’s efforts to end a war launched by the United States and Israel on February 28.
Trump also told reporters that he might have an “idea” regarding an agreement with Iran within a few days, without providing further details.
Trump. (AFP)
Between Trump and Netanyahu
US and Israeli officials said that Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu They spoke yesterday, Monday.
In an interview with Axios, Trump said that he warned Netanyahu that if he returned to war with Iran, he might find himself fighting alone. He added, “I told him: Bibi… you have to be careful, otherwise you will find yourself alone very soon.”
Iran has repeatedly said that any peace agreement with the United States depends on a ceasefire also in Lebanon, which Israel invaded in March.
Tehran continued to block most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the main route that was used before the war to export a fifth of the world’s supplies. Oil Crude and liquefied natural gas.
Washington imposed a blockade on Iranian ports. Trump said that any agreement to end the war must prevent Iran from making a nuclear weapon. Tehran’s demands include lifting US sanctions International and international organizations, releasing frozen assets worth billions of dollars, and recognizing their sovereignty over the Strait.
