Jerusalem, Oct. 2 -- US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran would be struck "very hard" if investigators establish a link between Tehran and the Omani co-pilot who is accused of stabbing the captain of an Israel-bound Flydubai passenger flight.
Trump issued the warning as investigators from several countries sought to determine the motive behind Wednesday's cockpit attack, in which the co-pilot allegedly stabbed Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, sending the aircraft into a steep descent before passengers and crew members intervened and overpowered the attacker.
The Flydubai flight, carrying passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was diverted to Tabuk in Saudi Arabia after the incident and landed safely.
The aircraft later continued to I...