US-Iran History they Don’t Teach You: On this Day in 1988, the US Warship USS Vincennes Shot Down Iran Air Flight 665 with Two Surface to Air Missiles, Killing all 290 Passengers on Board
By Afshin Rattansi
US-Iran history they don’t teach you:
On this day in 1988, the US warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 665 with two surface-to-air missiles, killing all 290 passengers on board.
The US refused to issue an official apology or acknowledged wrongdoing, and official investigations were treated as an afterthought.
Months after the tragedy on the campaign trail, President George H. W. Bush said “I will never apologize for the United States. I don’t care what the facts are.”
US-Iran history they don’t teach you:
On this day in 1988, the US warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 665 with two surface to air missiles, killing all 290 passengers on board.
The US refused to issue an official apology or acknowledged wrongdoing, and official… pic.twitter.com/Q1uG2Xqyar
— Afshin Rattansi (@afshinrattansi) July 3, 2026
