
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Tehran was likely involved in an attack carried out by a pilot on a Flydubai flight bound for Israel, and that Iran would “be hit hard” if that happened. The co-pilot allegedly assaulted the captain before passengers could save the plane from crashing. The Israeli Prime Minister said that the man had been subjected to “indoctrination into an extremist Islamic doctrine.” Trump said in response to a question previously, “I would say that the answer, based on what I hear, is yes, but we are working on it now.”