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Iran slams interception by US jet over Syria as 'illegal'

by Associated Press
| July 24, 2020 7:03 AM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials on Friday slammed the interception of an Iranian passenger plane by a U.S. fighter jet in the skies over Syria the previous day as “illegal,” threatening action against Washington over the incident.

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