Updated 2 October 2026 at 04:56 IST
Trump stated that preliminary info links flydubai FZ1073 co-pilot who stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar and tried to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight to Iran and possible IRGC, as Netanyahu stressed that pilot underwent Islamist radical indoctrination and was suicidal, probe on. ‘Based On What I’m Hearing, Yes’: Trump Links Flydubai Co-Pilot Who Stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar To Iran | Image:
Republic Washington: United States President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that based on preliminary information available to him, the flydubai co-pilot is linked to Iran, though officials are still actively investigating the matter, Fox News reported.
Speaking to a Fox News reporter while boarding Marine One, Trump was asked whether he had been briefed on a potential Iranian connection to the co-pilot.
“I would say the answer, based on what I’m hearing, is yes, but we’re working on it right now,” Trump said.
When specifically asked whether Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had placed the co-pilot there or if the individual had been radicalised through another route, Trump remarked, “It could have been,” as reported by Fox News.
His remarks come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier noted that it was too early to definitively confirm whether the co-pilot was linked to Iran.
Earlier, Michal Maayan, spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed questions regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statements on the co-pilot’s “Islamist radical indoctrination,” confirming that investigators are actively examining ideological motives, potential accomplices, and prior planning, though the inquiry remains in its initial stages.
“Earlier today, Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke about the Islamist radical indoctrination of the Omani pilot, and it’s absolutely an avenue we’re investigating. However, everything is still open and closely examined. Unfortunately, we have a history of terrorist attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets for many years, so we are really looking into everything and trying to get to the bottom of what happened. It is still in the initial stages. The Prim
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