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Related: About this forumU.S. fighter jet within visual range of Iranian passenger plane, but at safe distance: U.S. official
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JULY 23, 2020 / 7:52 PM / UPDATED 37 MINUTES AGO
U.S. fighter jet within visual range of Iranian passenger plane, but at safe distance: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. F-15 fighter jet came within visual range of an Iranian passenger aircraft on Thursday but was at a safe distance, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
One of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the incident took place over Syria.
Earlier IRIB news agency reported that two U.S. fighter jets came close to an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace, causing the pilot to change altitude quickly to avoid collision and injuring several passengers.
Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman
U.S. fighter jet within visual range of Iranian passenger plane, but at safe distance: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. F-15 fighter jet came within visual range of an Iranian passenger aircraft on Thursday but was at a safe distance, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
One of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the incident took place over Syria.
Earlier IRIB news agency reported that two U.S. fighter jets came close to an Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace, causing the pilot to change altitude quickly to avoid collision and injuring several passengers.
Reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-airplane/u-s-fighter-jet-within-visual-range-of-iranian-passenger-plane-but-at-safe-distance-u-s-officials-idUSKCN24O36V
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U.S. fighter jet within visual range of Iranian passenger plane, but at safe distance: U.S. official (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2020
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jpak
(41,742 posts)1. And we complain when the Russians do this to our aircraft
And the Iranians have good reason to be concerned about their commercial aircraft when the US military is involved
chia
(2,235 posts)3. I saw these passenger videos linked from @leahmcElrath on Twitter earlier today:
rickford66
(5,498 posts)2. I doubt the US jets were running TCAS.
So they had to be close and maybe closing in fast for the Iranian to change altitude.