Trump suggests Iran was behind suspected flydubai hijacking attempt, warns Tehran

US President Donald Trump has suggested that Iran may have been involved in a suspected hijacking attempt on a FlyDubai plane. According to Trump, he has been briefed on the possibility of a link between the incident and Iran.

The incident involved a copilot who tried to crash the Israel-bound plane, stabbing the flight's captain and causing the plane to plummet. The plane was carrying 174 people, mostly Israelis, from the United Arab Emirates to Tel Aviv. Passengers managed to take control of the jet and land it in Saudi Arabia.

Trump warned that if Iran was behind the attack, it would be "hit very hard". He made these comments after speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who said it was too early to determine whether Tehran had any connection to the suspected attack. An Israeli official, however, said the working assumption remains that the co-pilot acted as a "lone wolf" and not on behalf of any other party.

Brief written by urgent.news from Haaretz, The Korea Times, Jerusalem Post — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.