Iran's judiciary said over the weekend that passengers on the Mahan airplane "harassed" by a US fighter jet over Syria last month should sue the "terrorist United States military" for damages in the Iranian courts.
Iranian media on Friday said several passengers on the flight heading from Tehran to Beirut were injured after the pilot rapidly changed altitude to avoid collision with the US jet.
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Iranian envoy to the UN Majid Takht-Ravanchi called on the UN Security Council to "take serious action" against the US. "It is incumbent upon the United Nations to reject such an unlawful and yet adventurist act and hold the United States accountable for this irresponsible behavior," he said.
