President Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran for shooting down an American Apache helicopter overnight and said a response was necessary.  “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,” Trump posted on his social...

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Impact in Iran after Trump orders more strikes The U.S. military launched another round of strikes Wednesday evening against Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be “strong...