U.S. Apache crew rescued after crash near Hormuz

AP reported that a U.S. Army Apache crashed off Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, and that U.S. Central Command said both crew members were rescued and stable. Axios and L'Orient Today reported that officials were investigating whether Iranian fire brought it down, but no cause has been confirmed.

Why this matters. The confirmed rescue is stable ground; the cause is the escalation variable. Because the crash happened near Hormuz, attribution can affect both U.S.-Iran military posture and shipping-risk pricing.