13 Nov 2024
Tuesday 3 July 2018 - 17:12
Story Code : 311009

Zarif: US always targets civilians

IRNA Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif referred to the US crime to shoot down Iranian passenger plane, and said that the US has always targeted civilians.

July 3, 1988: the US shoots down Iranian passenger jetliner, killing all 290 on board. Perpetrator gets medal instead of punishment 2016: Following the JCPOA, licenses issued for 200 Boeing, Airbus & ATR aircraft, Zarif wrote on his twitter account.

2018: US cancels all licenses before delivery of single Boeing jet. Clear target: civilians, he added.

On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655, a scheduled civilian passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai, was shot down by an SM-2MR surface-to-air missile fired from USS Vincennes, a guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy.

The incident claimed the lives of 290 people on board, including 66 kids.
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