Jan 05, 2020 10:09 Asia/Tehran [Updated: Oct 31, 2020 08:53 Asia/Tehran]
  • Adviser warns US over Iran retaliatory measures

Tehran (IP)- Adviser to Iranian president Hessameddin Ashna in a tweet on Sunday cautioned the US over taking any military threat which Iran will respond vigorously.

Iran Press/Iran News: Hessameddin Ashna wrote," Just for reminding: Those 52 people returned home healthy (the former US Embassy staff in Iran) but the timing of their return made Jimmy Carter one-term president.

If we were to return to the past, and counting is matter, the grievance for the loss of those passengers of flight No: IR655 would be more fresher, and deeper. Unknown disaster and tangible targets are abundant in the region."

The Iran Air Flight 655 was an Airbus A300B2 civilian aircraft flying in Iranian airspace over the Strait of Hormuz from the port city of Bandar Abbas to Dubai, carrying 274 passengers and 16 crew members on July 3, 1988, when a US Navy guided-missile cruiser, USS Vincennes, fired missiles at it, killing all the 290 on-board.

US officials claimed the warship had mistaken the passenger plane for a warplane, even though the warship was equipped with highly advanced radar systems and electronic battle gear at the time of the attack.

US did not admit legal liability or formally apologize to Iran. In fact, a year later, the captain of the USS Vincennes, William C. Rogers, was cleared of any wrongdoing in the incident, and was even awarded America’s Legion of Merit medal by then US President George Bush for his “outstanding service.”

104

Read More:

Allegiance renewal ceremony of Lt. Gen Soleimani to be held in Tehran

Farewell ceremony with Lt. Gen Soleimani in Ahvaz

Tags