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2024-07-02 21:54
Iran condemns U.S. human rights record on 36th anniversary of downed passenger plane
TEHRAN – On the 36th anniversary of the tragic downing of an Iranian passenger plane by a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf, resulting in the death of all 290 people on board, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a strong condemnation of the United States' long history of human rights violations.
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2022-07-23 21:23
Britain ‘immediately’ supported U.S. over downing of Iranian airliner in 1988: Declassified UK
The attack occurred during the Iran-Iraq war, which had begun in 1980 with Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iran. The U.S. government backed Saddam, and sent warships to the Persian Gulf to support the Iraqi war effort.