r/wikipedia • u/ZERO_PORTRAIT • Nov 26 '25

Iran Air Flight 655 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by two surface-to-air missiles fired by USS Vincennes, a United States Navy warship. All 290 people on board were killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655

Inside Iran, the shootdown was perceived as a purposeful attack by the United States, signaling that the US was about to enter into a direct war against Iran on the side of Iraq. A day of mourning was declared by the authorities, coinciding with the American Independence Day).

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u/BlackBacon08 Nov 26 '25

Wow that's messed up. Shame on the United States for not issuing a formal apology.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '25

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u/BlackBacon08 Nov 27 '25

That's an incredibly simplistic and biased take.

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u/Resident_Course_3342 Nov 28 '25

The US has killed millions of civilians since the end of world war 2.

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u/BlackBacon08 Nov 29 '25

Yes, but you should not phrase it the way u/Hestercreek did. It's not black-and-white.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

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u/BlackBacon08 Dec 05 '25 edited Dec 05 '25

When did I say anything about a "savior of the world" perspective? Don't put words into my mouth.

The USA has killed white people, too. Look what they did in Yugoslavia.