“The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,” U.S. Central Command wrote on social media.
President Trump vowed to retaliate after claiming Iran shot down a U.S. military helicopter patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.
“There were two pilots involved. Both are safe and uninjured,” Trump said in a post about their rescue.
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