Iranian passenger plane approached by US fighter jets lands back in Tehran: Reports

The Iranian plane, belonging to Mahan Air, was heading from Tehran to Beirut when the pilot staged a safety maneuver, in an incident that Iran’s Foreign Ministry said would be investigated.

, On 8 January, at 06:12 local time (02:42 GMT), UIA flight PS752 took off from Imam Khomeini International Airport.,,
The plane was a Boeing 737-800 – one of the international airline industry’s most widely used aircraft models.
Before it had left the airport’s air space, the plane appeared to turn around to return to the runway. Shortly afterwards, it crashed.