The Forgotten Iran Air Tragedy - July 3, 1988

On July 3rd, 1988, a U.S. Navy cruiser shot down an Iranian passenger jet in the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 people aboard, including 66 children, in four minutes that no one involved could take back. This episode holds together the official investigation's findings, a captain's documented history of aggression, and an eerie 2020 echo half a world away, without settling for a simple verdict on any of it. It's a story about technology, pressure, memory, and what happens when split-second decisions carry consequences that last for decades.