The ‘forgotten’ US shootdown of Iranian airliner Flight 655­

Today marks twenty-nine years since the shootdown by the USS Vincennes of Iran Air flight 655, which killed all of the plane’s 290 civilian passengers. This shootdown of a civilian airliner by a US naval ship occurred on July 3, 1988, toward the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq War.

US constantly displaying hostilities towards Iran

The United States displayed his hostilities towards Iran by backing for Iraq's former dictator Saddam Hussein in the Iran-Iraq war, and the intentional shooting down of an Iranian passenger plane by the US navy in 1988.

Regression for shooting down the Iranian airplane by US naval force

Expressing of sympathy and regret for shooting down passengers' airplane by Us naval forces

A Condolence message for shooting down passenger airplane by US naval forces

Imam Khomeini slammed shooting down of Iranian plane

Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic, strongly condemned the criminal act of the world arrogant powers against the Iranian civilians.