Iranians tearfully remember the moment when a US Navy cruiser shot down an Iranian civilian airliner over the hazy Persian Gulf, killing all 290 on board. Eighteen years ago this week, Iranian TV flashed images of bodies and debris floating in the water and the Islamic Republic accused the US of a “barbaric massacre.” It added the destruction of Iran Air Flight 655 and its “martyrs” to a long list of grievances that continue to stoke US-Iran hostility. Full Story