Iran marks anniversary of US missile attack on Iran Air Flight 655

Iran is marking the 37th anniversary of the downing of its commercial airliner by a United States Navy guided-missile cruiser back in 1988 as the aircraft was flying in Iranian airspace, and over Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf.

37 years on, Iran demands justice for US 'state terrorism' in downing passenger jet

Iran’s transport minister says the downing of an Iranian passenger airliner in 1988 by a US warship’s missile in the Persian Gulf, which killed all 290 people on board, is a prime example of “state terrorism.”

On 33rd anniversary of plane tragedy anniversary: US violence keeps targeting Iranians

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif recalls the US’s downing of an Iranian passenger plane on the tragedy’s anniversary, saying Washington continues to target the Iranian nation with violence to date.

Iran marks anniversary of US downing of passenger jet in Persian Gulf

Iran has commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the downing of its passenger aircraft by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser over the Persian Gulf, which killed 290 people.

Iran pays tribute to victims of 1988 US downing of passenger jet

Iran commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the downing of its passenger aircraft by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser over the Persian Gulf, which killed 290 people.

Iran marks 31st anniversary of US downing of passenger plane

Iran is commemorating the 31st anniversary of the downing of its passenger plane by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser in the Persian Gulf waters.

President Rouhani says World’s leading terrorist in no position to judge IRGC

Iran marking the 30th anniversary of downing of its passenger airliner by US Navy

Every year, Iranians throw stalks of flowers in the Persian Gulf to mark the anniversary and pay tribute to the victims of the terrible human tragedy, which retains the record for highest death toll of any aviation incident in the body of water.