Iran Air CEO: US, Israel carried out deliberate attacks on four planes in violation of int’l law
The head of Iran Air said on Sunday that four passenger aircraft operated by Iranian airlines have been deliberately targeted in US-Zionist attacks, calling the actions a clear violation of international human rights laws and norms.
Taher Abdolhay, CEO of Iran Air, told the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) that the US and Israel had intentionally attacked an Iran Air Airbus A319. “I was the pilot of the Airbus A319 that was hit by an American missile at Bushehr Airport,” he said. “The aircraft was not grounded and had just transported passengers to (the southern port of) Bushehr. It was deliberately targeted (last week).”
He emphasized that the US-Israel actions were intentional and completely contrary to international laws and human rights regulations.
Abdolhay added that, in addition to the Iran Air A319, two Fokker 50 aircraft belonging to Karoon Airlines were hit at Ahvaz Airport in southwestern province of Khuzestan, and one Pars Air aircraft was damaged at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. He said the aircrafts were either destroyed or severely damaged.
The US and the Zionist regime launched their aggression against the country on February 28, with civilian targets and the country's infrastructure among the primary sites struck.