US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Thursday that if Iran is linked to the copilot who tried to crash an Israelbound flight, the Islamic Republic would be struck “very hard” for the attempt on the lives of more than 180 people aboard the jet.

 

Trump issued the warning as investigators worked to determine why the copilot stabbed the flight’s captain, causing the flydubai plane to plummet before others on board stopped the attack and landed the airliner in Saudi Arabia.