Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhi has demanded an apology from the US government to suspend Iranian passenger flights in 1988 after more than three decades.
On July 3, 1988, the surface-to-air missile was fired from US warships placed in the hit bay of the Iran Air Flight 655, Airbus A300, killing all 290 residents in the Xinhua news agency.
Overcoming a meeting on Saturday, Rouhani said: “The US government must know that it commits a very large crime in the Gulf in 1988.” I apologize, compensation, and explanation of the reasons why the award was given to “the killers and the perpetrators of this great crime” still expected, said Rouhani.
Following a decline in flights from Tehran to Dubai, Washington had claimed that his troops act to defend themselves after being laid up for the F-14 Tomcat Jet Fighter.
The crew of the US ship received awards at the end of their mission.
As part of the settlement, even though the US government did not recognize legal responsibility or officially apologized to Iran, he agreed to pay $ 61.8 million on the base of the former Gratia in compensation to the families of the victims of Iran.
It was considered the deadly flight disaster involving the Airbus A300.