US Navy Helicopter Didn't Crash in Red Sea, Says CENTCOM; Rejects Iranian Media Claims
CENTCOM said all U.S. aircraft and personnel in the Middle East are safe after Iranian media reported a Navy helicopter crash.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Central Command denied Iranian reports that a Navy MH-60R helicopter crashed in the Red Sea, confirming all American aircraft and personnel in the Middle East are safe and accounted for.
- Tensions between the United States and Iran have simmered since February when the U.S. began a blockade; Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until Tehran's conditions are met.
- Iranian outlet Tasnim News claimed the helicopter declared an emergency near Saudi Arabia on Monday, citing flight-tracking data showing the aircraft at roughly 475 feet before disappearing from the service.
- Ongoing tensions continue to keep energy prices elevated, as the Energy Information Administration raised its 2026 oil forecast with global benchmark Brent crude expected to average about $98 a barrel this year.
- The nearly three-month-long blockade has resulted in 130 vessels being redirected to or from Iran, while the United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Organization reported an oil tanker was "struck by an unknown projectile" in the strait on Oct. 5.
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CENTCOM rejects Iranian media claims of US Navy helicopter crashing in Red Sea - The Tribune
"FACT: Reports of a downed U.S. Navy helicopter in the Red Sea are not true. All U.S. military aircraft and personnel across the Middle East are safe and accounted for," the command added.
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CENTCOM rejects Iranian media claims of US Navy helicopter crashing in Red Sea
"FACT: Reports of a downed U.S. Navy helicopter in the Red Sea are not true. All U.S. military aircraft and personnel across the Middle East are safe and accounted for," the command added.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) assured that all its aircraft are “safe” after Iranian media reported the fall of an American helicopter. Through its social networks, CENTCOM claimed that “the reports of a U.S. Navy helicopter shot down in the Red Sea are not true.” “All ... Continue reading “U.S. says that all its aircraft in the Middle East “are safe” after Iranian accident reports”
U.S. Military Disputes Iran's Claim of Downed Helicopter
(The Epoch Times)—The U.S. military on Oct. 6 disputed Tehran’s claim that an American Navy helicopter crashed in the Red Sea as tensions between the two countries have simmered and as U.S. forces have maintained a blockade against the country. A statement posted by the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday said that reports of […] The post U.S. Military Disputes Iran’s Claim of Downed Helicopter appeared first on 🔔 The Liberty Daily.
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