Trump: Iran will 'either sign a very fair deal' or cease to exist

President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that the co-pilot of a FlyDubai flight, which allegedly attempted to crash into Tel Aviv, may be linked to Iran. The White House reported that Mr. Trump's comments were based on information he had received, but he did not offer any further details. This suggestion came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that it was too early to determine if Iran was involved in the incident.

The co-pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door and was subsequently overpowered by passengers, who then forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

Trump, when asked about the possibility that the co-pilot might have been placed in the position by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or radicalized in another manner, replied that such scenarios were possible. However, he added that the individual's motives were still unknown at this stage. Netanyahu had previously told CBS News that the incident did not appear to be a hijacking, but rather resembled a suicide attempt.

The co-pilot was currently being interrogated in Saudi Arabia, according to Netanyahu, who also mentioned that Israel had knowledge of the co-pilot's Islamist radical indoctrination.

Should Iran be found responsible for the thwarted attack, Trump vowed that the United States would retaliate. He declared that the perpetrators would be "hit very hard." It is worth noting that the co-pilot's identity had not been publicly disclosed at the time of the report. An Omani official told CBS News that the attacker was born in Oman and holds Omani citizenship, though the Omani government had not officially confirmed his nationality.