'It's a war': Iran strikes second US jet near Hormuz; Trump says talks remain unaffected

Iran fired connected different American craft adjacent the Strait of Hormuz connected Friday, downing an A-10 Warthog onslaught level adjacent the Strait of Hormuz, US officials confirmed. The Iranian service claimed work for the attack.

The aviator was rescued, portion further hunt and rescue operations were nether way.This becomes the 2nd US pitchy struck by Iran, arsenic earlier it fired down an F-15 combatant jet. US President Donald Trump, successful his archetypal remark since the downing, erstwhile asked astir whether the downing of jets would person immoderate interaction connected the negotiations with Iran, simply described the concern arsenic "a war". Despite the escalation, Trump said the caller hostilities would not impact ongoing US-Iran negotiations.“No, not astatine all. No, it’s war. We’re successful a war,” Trump told NBC News erstwhile asked if the downing of American jets would change diplomatic talks with Tehran. The US president, speaking during an interview, declined to supply immoderate details astir the hunt and rescue operations for the downed crews but vented vexation implicit the media’s sum of the delicate mission.A US authoritative confirmed that an A-10 Thunderbolt was changeable down adjacent the Strait of Hormuz.

The aviator of the A-10 managed to transverse into Kuwaiti airspace earlier ejecting, and was aboriginal confirmed safe, though the craft crashed successful Kuwait, NBC News reported. The Iranian service aboriginal claimed work for the attack, arsenic aboriginal reported by Al Jazeera.Earlier, an F-15 combatant pitchy was changeable down by Iranian aerial defence systems implicit southwestern Iran, 1 of the 2 unit members of which was rescued.Iran’s attacks did not halt there. Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters mobilised to assistance successful the rescue effort were besides hit, leaving respective work members with insignificant injuries. “All of them are safe,” the authoritative added.The bid of Iranian strikes marks a crisp escalation little than 48 hours aft Trump declared successful a primetime code that Iran had been “completely decimated.”