Trump says Iran shot down American military helicopter, U.S. ‘must’ respond

U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Iran for downing a U.S. Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the United States “must” respond to the attack. A drone boat rescued two Army aviators who were aboard the Apache attack helicopter when it went down near the waterway that Iran has effectively closed during its war with the U.S. and Israel. Trump said in a social media post that both service members “are safe and uninjured.” “Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack,” Trump wrote. The helicopter went down as the Middle East was still reelin…