# President Donald Trump says the US must, of necessity, respond against Iran after it shot down an American Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening. The two soldiers on the Apache had been patrolling waters off the coast of Oman when the crash happened. They were safely rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the US military. The US has repeatedly shot down Iranian drones and attacked sites linked to missile launches, and Iran has retaliated with strikes on US bases.
Trump vows to respond after Iran shot down a US Apache helicopter