Iran Air flight 655

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Mourners and soldiers stand behind coffins draped in Iranian flags at a funeral in Tehran for Iran Air Flight 655 victims, with a large illustration of the plane being shot down displayed.

Iranian President Ali Khamenei speaks at a podium in Tehran with a large Iranian flag piercing an American flag and the U.S. Presidential Seal, portraits and banners behind him.

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aviation disaster, over the Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf [1988]

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Mourners and soldiers stand behind coffins draped in Iranian flags at a funeral in Tehran for Iran Air Flight 655 victims, with a large illustration of the plane being shot down displayed.

Funeral for victims of Iran Air flight 655

Thousands mourned during the funeral service for the victims of Iran Air flight 655,...

© Norbert Schiller—AFP/Getty Images

Iranian President Ali Khamenei speaks at a podium in Tehran with a large Iranian flag piercing an American flag and the U.S. Presidential Seal, portraits and banners behind him.

Ali Khamenei after the downing of Iran Air flight 655

Iranian flag driven through the U.S. flag and presidential seal as Ali Khamenei,...

© Barry Iverson—The Chronicle Collection/Getty Images

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