Iran sued the United States in the International Court of Justice in 1989, and the U.S. ultimately agreed to pay a huge settlement to the victims’ families. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral William J. Crowe Jr., stated at a press conference that the Vincennes had acted to protect itself, remarking that “the commanding officer had a very heavy obligation to protect his ship, his people” and that “If a country is going to wage combat operations in a certain areas and then send a commercial airliner into the area during that, of course it’s an accident waiting to happen.” The United Nations declared that the war needed to end before more lives were lost and Iran, fearing that the United States might officially join the war on the side of Iraq, soon agreed to a ceasefire.
Author: Genevieve Carlton
Published at: 2026-03-31 23:00:00
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