Donald Trump announced the US will respond to Iran after the regime shot down a US Apache helicopter patrolling the Strait of Hormuz.'I have just been ​informed by our ​Great Military that last night ‌the ⁠Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters ​while patrolling ​over ⁠the Strait of Hormuz,' Trump wrote ​on Truth Social.US Central Command said two pilots were rescued from a Middle Eastern waterway after their aircraft crashed off the coast of Oman. The President confirmed that Iran was responsible.'Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, ⁠respond ​to this ​attack.'Trump had previously said he would end the ceasefire and restart military strikes if the regime crossed his red line: killing US troops.The rescued pilots' injuries were not serious or believed to be life-threatening, but both service members required medical attention following their rescue.It remains unclear exactly what the US response to the Iranian attack will be. Earlier this week, Israel launched strikes on Iranian infrastructure after the regime fired missiles at it amid tensions in Lebanon.Any US response will likely further delay diplomatic negotiations to end the war and could spark Iranian retaliation against other US allies in the Gulf. 'Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, ⁠respond ​to this ​attack,' Trump said in a post on Truth Social US Central Command said two pilots were rescued from a Middle Eastern waterway after their aircraft crashed off the coast of Oman. The President confirmed that Iran was responsible Iran has seized on oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz by deploying speed boats An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, late Wednesday, March 11Iran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz, which is responsible for one-fifth of the world's oil supply, with speedboats, sea mines, and drones.The regime has not yet taken responsibility for shooting down the helicopter via their state media channels.Prior to his threat to attack the regime, Trump told reporters that the US and Iran were on the verge of signing an official peace deal to end the war. 'We’re in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal that will not allow in any way, shape or form nuclear weapons,' Trump said.'The strait will open up right away. It’ll open up immediately upon signing, which could be in two or three days.'The central demands the US is pressing Iran to accept are that it abandon its pursuit of a nuclear weapon, surrender its stockpile of enriched uranium, and allow for the free flow of traffic through the strait. The regime, however, wants control of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of the US blockade on its ports, and an end to the fighting in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel.