US Fighter Jet(s) Harassed an Iranian Airliner

A US fighter jet harassed an Iranian passenger plane en route from Iran to Beirut over the Syrian air space on Thursday. American fighter jets came dangerously close to the airliner. To avoid collision and possible threats, the Iranian passenger plane abruptly dived. The sudden move resulted in some injuries on board. CENTCOM claimed that a single F15 had made a visual inspection of the Iranian airliner under international to ensure the safety of coalition personnel at the military base in alTanf. It added that the F15 conducted a standard visual inspection of a Mahan Air passenger airliner at a safe distance of approximately 1, 000 Iran dismissed the US explanation as unjustified and The harassment of a passenger plane on the territory of a third country is a clear violation of aviation security and freedom of civilian aircraft, Laya Joneydi, vice president for legal affairs, announced.