TEHRAN, Jul 3 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, condemned the U. S. for its “constant hostility” against Iran, saying, 34 years ago, it was manifested by the downing of a passenger plane, and today, through the continuation of maximum pressure policy.
The ministry made the remarks in a tweet, to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the downing of an Iranian passenger aircraft, by a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser in 1988, over the Gulf, which killed 290 people on board.
The U.S. “hostile approach continues to this day, by maintaining the failed policy of maximum pressure,” said the ministry tweet.
On Jul 3, 1988, the Iran Air, Flight 655, from the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas to Dubai, was shot down by the USS Vincennes guided-missile cruiser, killing all 290 people on board including 66 children.– NNN-IRNA
