Mr. Mohammad-Sadeq Koushki said the Americans shot down Iran Air Flight 655, knowing that their target was a passenger plane that was in the international corridor and at the height of the attack, they shot down the plane. RNA – In an interview on the issue of American human rights, Mr. Mohammad-Sadeq Koushki, a political affairs expert, referred to the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 on July 3, 1988 said, “The downing of an Iranian plane in the Persian Gulf by the Americans took place in Iranian airspace above the island of Hengam. According to international law, this plane was targeted in the skies over our country, which multiplies the bitterness of the incident.”
He added, “The Americans attacked the plane of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the airspace of our country and shot it down. Interestingly, the inquiry committee that followed up on this issue by the US Congress and which provided a detailed report has clearly reached several conclusions.”
He clarified the results, saying, “Captain Will Rogers III, the commander of the USS Vincennes, and his crew attacked an Airbus, that that the claims that the US navy mistakenly targeted this plane and thought it was a fighter jet or a fighter jet hidden behind the Airbus isn’t true.”
Mr. Koushki emphasized, “A report from the US Congress states that the captain of the American warships in the area warned the commander of the Vincennes ‘what do you want to do? Do you want to attack a passenger plane and why should you do that?’”
He said the Americans shot down the plane, knowing that their target was a passenger plane that was in the international corridor and at the height of the attack, they shot down the plane.
He emphasized, “I hope that the young generation of Iranian artists and intellectuals and those who claim to be patriots and nationalists will be a truthful generation and condemn the United States for this crime and demand and not forgive the American government. If this was the case, they would not allow themselves to hold negotiations with the United States.”
Mr. Koushki added, “If anyone is still claiming to be negotiating with the Americans again, he should know that he is sitting at the table with the American government who are partners in shedding the blood of Iranians in various crimes, one of which was the downing of Iran Air Flight 655.”
He said, “Those who have talked about negotiations, reconciliation and trusting the United States during this period are essentially partners in the blood of the martyrs of Iran Air Flight 655.”
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