We accidentally shoot down an airliner, which ignored warnings during an active engagement. Iran intentionally blows up civilians. How mature and typically Arab. Intentions don’t matter, just blood and hate.
Except of course that Iranians aren’t Arabs. And damn proud of it they are.
“We accidentally shoot down an airliner, which ignored warnings during an active engagement. Iran intentionally blows up civilians. How mature and typically Arab. Intentions don’t matter, just blood and hate.”
The Iranian’s most likely never heard the warning given on military frequencies. According to Iran the Airbus was “squawking” on IFF (Identification Friend or Foe) as a civilian aircraft. The crew of the “USS Vincennes” interpreted the electronic signal as military.
In defense of the “Vincennes”, they were actively engaged by Iranian gunboats just prior to the appearance of the Airbus on their Aegis Radars. They were probably expecting the Iranian air force to support those gunboats when the Airbus appeared on their Radars.