Trump says he is close to ordering new strikes on Iran

Trump also said an Iranian drone became lodged between the two pilots aboard the US Army Apache helicopter that went down near the coast of Oman on Monday night but did not explode.

“Iranian drone lodged between the two pilots was on fire but did not explode. Pilots brought the helicopter down into the water quickly, not knowing if it would explode,” he said, adding that their survival was a “miracle.”