Iran Air Flight 655 - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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Iran Air Flight 655 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by two surface-to-air missiles fired by USS Vincennes

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[-] FundMECFS@piefed.zip 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The United States was criticized for the downing, especially in its initial response. Although not issuing a formal apology, American president Ronald Reagan issued a written diplomatic note to Iran, expressing deep regret.

-Kills 290 people

-Doesn’t even publicly apologise

-Ronald Reagan Baby !!

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

The good old days, when things were simple. I miss them

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