A US Apache helicopter with two pilots on board has crashed near the Strait of Hormuz amid Israeli and Iranian strikes – sparking an urgent probe.

The service members were rescued shortly after the terrifying smash in the key waterway on Monday, Donald Trump confirmed.

NINTCHDBPICT001078257933A US Apache helicopter crashed in the Strait of Hormuz (stock) Credit: X

The US president also said nobody was injured and that the two pilots were “fine”.

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