The U.S. military said the retaliatory strikes began at the direction of President Donald Trump. Two helicopter crew members were rescued by a Navy sea drone, a first for the U.S. military, officials said.

Central Command called the attack "a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression." The military did not elaborate on what targets were struck.

The U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.

President Donald Trump had urged restraint after the two countries intensified attacks, and Iran said it would halt its strikes.

Tehran ⁠will ⁠turn the naval blockade ​established by the United ‌States into another ‌defeat for ⁠the "enemy", ⁠Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf ​said in a message posted on his ​Telegram channel on Monday.

U.S. Central Command said Tuesday evening that it conducted "self-defense strikes" on Iran in response to the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter on Monday. President Trump said Iranians had shot down the helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.

Overnight exchanges ⁠of ⁠fire between Iran ⁠and Israel will only worsen an already "chaotic ​diplomatic process" with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry ‌spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said ‌on Monday,