In 1988, the US Navy accidentally shot an Iranian plane out of the sky, killing 290 people.
The USS Vincennes was in the middle of a skirmish with Iranian gunboats when it saw Iran Air Flight 655 on its radar and confused the Airbus 300 for a fighter jet. After it failed to respond to the Navy's distress signals, the US shot it down with a missile. Everyone on board was killed.
Yet despite this shocking mistake, it's often forgotten in the US. In Iran, it remains a national outrage. Many don't believe that it was a mistake, but a warning from the US.
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