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According to the U.S., the In 1996, the governments of the U.S. and Iran reached a settlement at the In response to the pattern of attacks on shipping, the U.S. On 29 April 1988, the U.S. expanded the scope of its navy's protection to all friendly neutral shipping in the As the Strait of Hormuz at its narrowest is 21 nautical miles (39 km) wide,At 10:24:22, after receiving no response to multiple radio challenges, This was finalized in a report by Admiral William Fogarty, entitled The Fogarty report also stated, "Iran must share the responsibility for the tragedy by hazarding one of their civilian airliners by allowing it to fly a relatively low altitude air route in close proximity to hostilities that had been ongoing. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Against this background, the Iranian airliner, an Airbus A300, departed from Immediately after the event, U.S. officials reported that the Iranian airliner had been rapidly descending and was headed toward the Some, however, accused the U.S. military of a cover-up.
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University Press of Florida, 1993Andreas Lowenfeld, The Downing of Iran Air Flight 655: Looking Back and Looking Ahead, 83 A.J.I.L. 15 0 obj <> At 10:24:43 two Airbus was hit by surface-to-air missiles. In May 1989 Iran filed a lawsuit against the United States at the aviation disaster, over the Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf [1988] <> The reason for the shootdown has been disputed between the governments of the two countries. Iran Air Flight 655 was a civilian jet airliner shot down by U.S. missiles on July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz, toward the end of the Iran–Iraq War. By Farhang Rajaee. <> <> The flight, a passenger jet that had originated in Tehran and had already stopped in Bandar Abbas, Iran… 19 August 1988 MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARY OF THE NAVY SUBJECT: Investigation into the Circumstances Surrounding the Downing of Iran Air Flight 655 on July 3, 1988 The proceedings, findings of fact, opinions and recommendations, as modified by the subsequent endorsers, are approved. endobj 3 0 obj At 10:24:00 the aircraft passed MOBET out of FL120.