Image for representation purposes only A United States Army Apache helicopter gunship crashed in mysterious circumstances near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. Investigation is underway, but it remains unclear what caused th helicopter to go down; whether it was a mechanical issue, or was it shot down by Iranian drones, the report mentioned. U.S President Donald Trump, while speaking to the media at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, said that the pilots are fine and nobody was injured in the accident. Apache helicopters are a major asset for the United States since they help enforce Washington’s blockade on Iranian crude oil shipments and vessels trying to reach Iranian ports by evading U.S forces in the region. The United Arab Emirates also used these helicopters to shoot down Iranian drones. The crash has raised eyebrows as it comes after Iran and Israel were engaged in attacks on Monday.