The US military said it had completed its airstrikes on Iran after the crash of an American helicopter off Oman that it had blamed on Tehran.

President Donald Trump says Iran shot down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter on patrol over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night. CBS News learned the military deployed a drone to save the two crew members.

US forces carried out strikes against Iran on Wednesday in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for the downing of an American helicopter by the Islamic Republic a day earlier. View on eur

Trump threatened retaliation after accusing Iran of shooting down a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz on June 8. Both crew members survived and were rescued by a drone boat after spending about two hours in the water.

In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.”

The U.S. military launched airstrikes Wednesday on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.Tehran vowed to respond,