CENTCOM rejected Iranian media claims of a Navy helicopter going down in the Red Sea.
In a post on X on October 6, CENTCOM fact-checked the claim, saying reports of a downed US Navy helicopter in the Red Sea were false.
It also said all US military aircraft and personnel across the Middle East were “safe and accounted for”. CENTCOM said Iranian state media had been pushing “false reports” that a US Navy MH-60R helicopter crashed in the Red Sea after declaring an emergency the previous night. “Reports of a downed US Navy helicopter in the Red Sea are not true,” CENTCOM said in its post, adding that all US military aircraft and personnel across the Middle East were safe and accounted for. The helicopter’s displayed altitude later dropped to zero before it disappeared from the tracking service, according to the reports. CENTCOM, however, rejected the reports and said there had been no US Navy helicopter crash in the Red Sea. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran could end soon, with the outcome depending on whether it happens the “nice way” or the “not-so-nice way”. Speaking in Maryland, Trump said the US was doing “extremely well” in Iran and described the country as the former “bully of the Middle East”. “Our Navy is leading the way in ensuring that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said, reiterating that Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.