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“In 1987 and 1988, the United States destroyed offshore oil platforms and Iranian naval vessels and then mistakenly shot down an Iranian passenger plane.”

Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:02:41+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22

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In 1987 and 1988, the United States destroyed offshore oil platforms and Iranian naval vessels and then mistakenly shot down an Iranian passenger plane.

Extracted from: Iran’s Roads Not Taken: Tehran, Washington, and the Failures That Led to War , Foreign Affairs

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Foreign Affairs foreignaffairs.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“In 1987 and 1988, the United States destroyed offshore oil platforms and Iranian naval vessels and then mistakenly shot down an Iranian passenger plane.”

Iran’s Roads Not Taken: Tehran, Washington, and the Failures That Led to War

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Claim ID CLM-2EF376B9
Slug in-1987-and-1988-the-united-states-destroyed-iranian-oil-pla-2ef376b9
Origin foreignaffairs.com
Captured 146 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Military History