Tel Aviv, Oct. 2 -- Former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel warned that the recent Flydubai cockpit attack could have escalated into a "9/11 style" catastrophe in Tel Aviv, amplifying the initial statements from international leaders that suggested potential ties between the attacker co-pilot and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Speaking with ANI on the security implications of the in-flight assault, Haskel emphasised that indications pointed toward direct links with radical Iranian state actors.

"So, unfortunately, from what President Trump said and some of what Prime Minister Netanyahu has implicated, it looks like there might be ties to the IRGC, to the Iranian radical fanatical forces. And that is sever...