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Iranpress: Mahan Air launches direct flight from Tehran to Minsk

Mahan Air launches direct flight from Tehran to Minsk

Wednesday, 19 April 2023 17:10
Tehran (IP)- Iranian airline Mahan Air has launched its first direct flight from Tehran to Minsk, Belarus.
Iranpress: Iran Newspapers: Iranians pay tribute to victims of flight 655 downed by US

Iran Newspapers: Iranians pay tribute to victims of flight 655 downed by US

Monday, 04 July 2022 08:50
July 3 marks the anniversary of a human tragedy for Iranians when they remember the downing of Iran Air flight 655 in 1988 by two missiles that led to the killing of 298 innocent people. 206
Iranpress: 34 years on; Iran still remembers flight 655 victims

34 years on; Iran still remembers flight 655 victims

Sunday, 03 July 2022 18:45
Tehran (IP) - Iran marks the 34th anniversary of the US’ downing of flight 655. July 3rd, 1988, marks the day that the Iranian passenger jet was shot down in the Persian Gulf by the USS Vincennes missiles, killing all 290 on board. 214
Iranpress: US criminal acts against Iranians remain alive historically

US criminal acts against Iranians remain alive historically

Sunday, 04 July 2021 20:38
Tehran (IP) - Iranians recall the US well as the country mourns on the 33rd anniversary of the shooting down of the Iran Air flight 655 by the missile cruiser USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 people onboard. 214/206
Iranpress: Iran marks 33rd anniv. of US downing of its passenger jet in Persian Gulf

Iran marks 33rd anniv. of US downing of its passenger jet in Persian Gulf

Saturday, 03 July 2021 17:35
Iran has marked the 33rd anniversary of the downing of its passenger plane by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser above the Persian Gulf, which killed 290 people in 1988. 224/203
Iranpress: Persian Gulf showered with Rose petals to commemorate July 3 tragedy

Persian Gulf showered with Rose petals to commemorate July 3 tragedy

Saturday, 03 July 2021 13:49
Hormozgan (IP): The site of the martyrdom of 290 Airbus passengers who were killed by a US warship's missiles on July 3, 1988 was showered with flower petals on Saturday in the presence of Iranian officials and the families of the martyrs.
Iranpress: US targeting Iranian passenger plane in 1988; horrible crime: President Rouhani

US targeting Iranian passenger plane in 1988; horrible crime: President Rouhani

Saturday, 03 July 2021 13:03
Tehran (IP) - At the meeting of the National Taskforce for Fighting Coronavirus, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized the cowardly act of the US to target Iran's passenger plane in 1988.
Iranpress: Iran Air to resume flights to Vienna

Iran Air to resume flights to Vienna

Wednesday, 12 August 2020 14:06
Tehran (IP) - The Airline of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Homa) will resume its flights to Austria on August 15.
Iranpress: Int

Int'l airlines gradually resuming flights to Iran's skies

Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:21
After four months of suspension of most of the international flights following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, more international flights are being scheduled to recommence their flights to and from the Islamic country.
Iranpress: Iranians pay tribute to martyrs of US attack on Iran Air passenger flight

Iranians pay tribute to martyrs of US attack on Iran Air passenger flight

Thursday, 02 July 2020 15:56
Bandar Abas (IP) - Iranian paid tribute to the martyrs of US attack on Iran Air passenger flight 655 by throwing flowers in the Persian Gulf on the anniversary of the US attack. It was a scheduled passenger flight from Tehran to Dubai via Bandar Abbas that was shot down on 3 July 1988 by an SM-2MR surface-to-air missile fired from USS Vincennes, a guided-missile cruiser of the United States Navy. The aircraft, an Airbus A300, was destroyed and all 290 people on board were killed.

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