IRANIAN Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi warned the United States in a post on X on Tuesday (June 9), saying "leave our region if you want to be safe" and vowing that Iran would answer any attack or threat.
The message followed U.S. strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, deepening doubts about prospects for peace between the two countries.
Iran's state media reported that Qeshm island in the Strait of Hormuz was attacked and that a projectile hit was confirmed in the port city of Sirik on the strait. Explosions were heard in nearby Bandar Abbas, the Mehr news agency said.
Trump earlier said the two U.S. pilots involved in the helicopter incident were uninjured.
The Apache was brought down by a one-way Iranian attack drone, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
