Trump says U.S. must ‘respond’ after Iran shoots down helicopter over Hormuz Strait

President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Iran of shooting down an Apache helicopter patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz and said the United States would “respond.”

Trump wrote that the two pilots involved in the attack were “safe and uninjured.” Real Social post. “Yet the United States must necessarily respond to this attack.”

Trump did not say what the US response would be. However, his post signaled that, despite himself, the conflict with Iran was about to escalate once again. claim hours ago He said an agreement could be reached with Tehran as soon as this week.

Trump said after leaving an NBA Finals game in New York City late Monday night that the two sides were in the final stages of a “very, very good deal” that would prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz “immediately upon signing.”

Trump added that such a deal could be signed “within two or three days.” But he has repeatedly claimed throughout the war, which crossed the 100-day mark on Sunday, that the United States and Iran were on the verge of signing a deal. No agreement emerged.

U.S. Central Command announced early Tuesday that the American AH-64 Apache crashed “near the coast of Oman” at Monday evening ET.

Centcom did not initially blame Iran, saying in a statement that the incident was under investigation.

Centcom’s post stated that the two soldiers involved in the accident were rescued by US Naval Forces Central Command and the 82nd Airborne Division in approximately two hours.

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