Crew rescued after U.S. helicopter goes down near Iran

Driving the news: Both crew members were rescued around 7:30pm ET, about two hours after the helicopter went down off the coast of Oman, U.S. Central Command said in a post on X. They are in stable condition.

• "The pilots are fine. Yeah," Trump told reporters, according to the Associated Press. "Nobody injured. We are going to issue a report tomorrow. But the pilots are fine."
• The cause of the crash may become clearer once the two, who are undergoing treatment, are interviewed, one official said.
• A source familiar with the incident said there was a dramatic hours-long search before the crew was found.

Between the lines: A U.S. Navy surface drone found the crew in the water and carried out the rescue — the first time maritime drones have been used for such a mission, CENTCOM spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins tells Axios.

• The drone is part of the 5th Fleet's Task Force 59, which operates maritime drones, sometimes with AI, Hawkins says.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.