{"id":31228,"date":"2026-10-01T17:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31228"},"modified":"2026-10-01T17:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T17:44:08","slug":"working-on-it-trump-hints-flydubai-co-pilot-may-have-iran-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31228","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Working on it&#8217;: Trump hints flydubai co-pilot may have Iran links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134624798,imgsize-61334,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/us-president-donald-trump.jpg\" alt=\"'Working on it': Trump hints flydubai co-pilot may have Iran links\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that the Omani co-pilot, who allegedly planned to down the flydubai flight, may have had connections with Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>Asked by reporters whether the co-pilot had links to Iran, Trump said, \u201cFrom what I\u2019m hearing, I would say the answer is yes, but we\u2019re working on it right now.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Trump\u2019s remarks came a day after a flydubai flight was diverted to Saudi Arabia following an altercation between the two pilots.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The flight, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia\u2019s Tabuk after the incident in the cockpit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by his Omani co-pilot during a fight in the cockpit, but fought back and was severely injured.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Despite his injuries, Machchhar managed to unlock the cockpit door, enabling passengers and crew members to intervene. <!-- -->The aircraft subsequently diverted and landed safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The captain was taken to a hospital in Tabuk.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>An Israeli official told the Associated Press that a fight broke out between the pilots and that one of them was armed with an axe. Reuters reported that the co-pilot was believed to have stabbed the captain before cabin crew members entered the cockpit.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/working-on-it-trump-hints-flydubai-co-pilot-may-have-iran-links\/articleshow\/134624784.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that the Omani co-pilot, who allegedly planned to down the flydubai flight, may have had connections with Iran.Asked by reporters whether the co-pilot had links to Iran, Trump said, \u201cFrom what I\u2019m hearing, I would say the answer is yes, but we\u2019re working on it right now.\u201dTrump\u2019s remarks 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