Two U.S. officials stated that an Army helicopter downed off the coast of Oman was hit by an Iranian drone, UNN reports, citing CNN.
Details
A separate source familiar with the incident reported that an Iranian Shahed drone crashed into the American helicopter.
Two crew members of the helicopter were rescued by an unmanned surface vessel, the U.S. military reported earlier on Tuesday.
Context
President Donald Trump posted on social media that the U.S. military informed him that Iran had shot down an Army Apache helicopter and that the U.S. "must" respond.
Iranian Shahed one-way attack drones are known for flying low and slow—a characteristic that makes them more capable of evading air defense systems.