Trump said the answer appeared to be “yes” based on information he had received, while stressing that the matter was still being verified. A day after a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight was disrupted by a cockpit incident, US President Donald Trump suggested that Iran could be linked to the flydubai episode.
Asked by a reporter whether he had been briefed about a possible connection between the alleged attacker and Iran, Trump said his team was investigating the matter.
He said it was too early to establish whether the co-pilot had any connection to Iran or to any other party. “I think it’s too early to say whether he had any connections with Iran or with anyone else,” he said. “We know that he underwent Islamist radical indoctrination,” he said, adding that investigators appeared to have reached this conclusion based on information found in the man’s personal belongings. Earlier reporting noted: Trump says Iran will be hit ‘very hard’ if it is behind copilot who tried to crash flight to Israel U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (October 1, 2026) that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israel-bound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard” for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the jet. Trump said, “We’re working on it right now. “I would say the answer, based on what I’m hearing, is yes, but we’re working on it right now,” he said, without elaborating on why he suspected Iran might be involved. Trump said, “Oh they’ll be hit, very hard, don’t worry.
Netanyahu did, however, say that the co-pilot had undergone Islamist radicalisation. You just ask them. They know what happened. They’ll be hit very hard.”
Earlier reporting noted: Asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran, Mr. Earlier reporting noted: Asked if the U.S. would retaliate against Tehran if it was behind the attack, Mr. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also questioned about the matter during an interview with Fox News on Thursday.
Uh, I would say the answer based on what I’m hearing is yes, but we’re working on it right now,” Trump said. When asked whether the United States would retaliate against Iran if it were found to be responsible for the attack, Trump said:: “Oh, they’ll be hit very hard, don’t worry.” “We’re working on that right now. We’ll be very open with it.
