JAKARTA - President Donald Trump said it was important to respond to Iran's actions following the fall of an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, when the US military launched an attack on the territory of the Land of the Mullahs.
The commander of the US Central Command (US CENTCOM) announced that his party launched an attack on Iranian territory, following the fall of an AS Apache helicopter on Monday.
President Trump announced the fall of an Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz due to Iranian fire, which according to the US military fell on Monday night.
President Trump then said the US response to the shooting was very strong and devastating.
"I think it's very important to respond. They shot down a helicopter, and we are responding right now," President Trump told ABC's Jonathan Karl, who said he was talking on the phone with the President when US CENTCOM announced the attack, CNN reported (10/6).
"This is a response to what they did, they did to our helicopter last night, and I believe the response should be very strong, very devastating, and that's what happened," he continued.
Earlier, President Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday that the shooting of the helicopter was "not a big deal."
"The two pilots involved were not injured," President Trump said on Truth Social earlier. "Nevertheless, the United States must, of course, respond to this attack," he said.
As previously reported, the US military launched a new wave of attacks against Iran on Tuesday night, according to a US CENTCOM social media post.
The attack began at 17:00 EDT, according to the post, and was "in response to the fall of an Apache helicopter of the US Army yesterday" off the coast of Oman.
Further, US CENTCOM described the attack as a "defensive attack."
Meanwhile, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported that explosions had been heard in the Iranian coastal city of Sirik, quoting local residents who heard "a number of explosions in the area."
"The exact nature of these sounds has not been determined, and so far, no official military or law enforcement authority has commented on the cause of the explosion," Mehr reported.
Explosions were also heard in Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island, which borders the Strait of Hormuz, according to Mehr.
A US official told CNN that this new attack was intended as a warning shot to Iran and that the US believed the attack would not hinder negotiations to end the war.
The US CENTCOM post described it as "a proportionate response to Iran's unprovoked aggression."
Two sources told CNN that the initial attack targeted air defense systems and radars around the Strait of Hormuz. One source said additional attacks were expected.
Previously, a source familiar with the crash of the US helicopter said an Iranian Shahed drone attacked the aircraft on Monday.
A US official told CNN that it was unclear whether the drone was deliberately targeting the Apache or whether it was an accidental shooting.
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