US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran could face severe military retaliation if investigators determine that Tehran was connected to an incident aboard a Flydubai flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.

Trump made the remarks on Thursday as investigators continued examining the circumstances surrounding Flydubai flight FZ1073, which was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv when the co-pilot allegedly attacked the captain inside the cockpit.

Asked whether Iran could have been involved, Trump said his administration was examining the possibility. He suggested the co-pilot could have been directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or could have become radicalised independently.

“If Iran is found to be connected to the Flydubai incident this........

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