The Trump administration launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday in response to an attack that was carried out by the Iranian regime on an US Army Apache helicopter that took place on Monday.
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression," Central Command said in a post.
After Iran had downed the helicopter on Monday, Trump posted to Truth Social that there would be a response. The pilots on the helicopter were able to get away from the attack uninjured.
"I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday morning.
The response comes at a precarious time for the White House as there has been a ceasefire in the region as the Trump administration is trying to work out a deal. The post from Trump signaled that the conflict would be ramping back up after he has posted just hours earlier that a deal with Iran may be reached as soon as this week. He said that a deal could be signed in as little as "two or three days."
The conflict with Iran crossed the 100-day mark over the weekend, with the president trying to work out a deal to get the Iranians to give up their nuclear ambitions as well as open up the Strait of Hormuz for free trade.
After the crash of the plane, Iran did not claim responsibility. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, however, said in a statement to X, “Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire. To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave."
"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression," Central Command said in a post.
After Iran had downed the helicopter on Monday, Trump posted to Truth Social that there would be a response. The pilots on the helicopter were able to get away from the attack uninjured.
"I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz. There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday morning.
The response comes at a precarious time for the White House as there has been a ceasefire in the region as the Trump administration is trying to work out a deal. The post from Trump signaled that the conflict would be ramping back up after he has posted just hours earlier that a deal with Iran may be reached as soon as this week. He said that a deal could be signed in as little as "two or three days."
The conflict with Iran crossed the 100-day mark over the weekend, with the president trying to work out a deal to get the Iranians to give up their nuclear ambitions as well as open up the Strait of Hormuz for free trade.
After the crash of the plane, Iran did not claim responsibility. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, however, said in a statement to X, “Foreign forces in proximity to our territory are at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire. To reduce risk, best solution is for them to leave."
