Iranian Airspace facts
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An Iranian F-4 Phantom tried to shoot down an U.S. surveillance drone in international airspace. An American F-22 Raptor flew under the F-4 undetected, checked out their weapons, pulled up on their left wing, switched to their radio frequency and said ‘you really ought to go home'”
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The US Navy shot down a civilian airliner en route to Dubai from Tehran in 1988, killing 290 people, in Iranian airspace and waters.
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During the Iraq-Iran War, the United States shot down an Iranian civilian plane, killing 260 people. The US claimed it was outside civilian airspace and didn't respond to radio calls. Both claims have been found untrue, but the US has yet to apologize.
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On July 3rd 1988, Iran Air flight 655, flight of an Iranian airliner that was shot down by the US Navy killing all 290 people on board. The passenger plane, which was in Iranian airspace, had been incorrectly identified as a fighter jet.
