The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that it completed a series of strikes against Iranian targets on the order of President Donald Trump, in response to the downing of a US Apache helicopter near the coast of Oman.

The operation included bombings against air defense systems, surveillance radars and ground control stations located in the vicinity of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

According to military authorities, the attacks were carried out with precision munitions launched from United States Air Force and Navy aircraft. CENTCOM called the action a “proportionate” response to recent aggressions against US forces and commercial vessels operating in the region.

The downed Apache helicopter went down the previous day, although the two soldiers on board were rescued alive by US troops.

Through his social network Truth Social, Trump justified the operation by stating that “the United States must necessarily respond to this attack.”

The escalation occurs at a particularly delicate time in the Middle East, marked by the exchange of attacks between Iran and Israel in recent days. Just hours before, the US president had demanded the “immediate” cessation of hostilities between both countries.

Despite the military offensive, Trump assured that he still sees it possible to reach an agreement with Tehran in “two or three days,” a position he maintains while tensions in the region continue.