American airlines have been warned they could be shot down by Iran while flying in the Gulf The American body told all US airlines and commercial carriers they should “exercise caution” when flying
over the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, as tensions between Washington and Iran ratcheted up a notch. The warning, issued on Thursday and relayed by American diplomats on Friday, comes as US President Donald Trump sent warships to the region. This week the US announced it was withdrawing diplomatic staff from its embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, over alleged threats from Iran.The FAA published the advisory “due to heightened military activities and increased political tensions in the region”.
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