KONTAN.CO.ID - TEHERAN. 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, the official IRIB news agency reported on Thursday. The incident is likely to ramp up tensions between longtime foes Iran and the United States. The agency initially said a single Israeli jet had come near the plane but later quoted the pilot as saying there were two jets that identified themselves as American.
Two U.S. fighter jets near Iranian passenger plane over Syrian airspace: pilot
KONTAN.CO.ID - TEHERAN. 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, the official IRIB news agency reported on Thursday. The incident is likely to ramp up tensions between longtime foes Iran and the United States. The agency initially said a single Israeli jet had come near the plane but later quoted the pilot as saying there were two jets that identified themselves as American.