Iran has described the Flydubai cockpit incident as a staged operation involving Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The allegation has sharpened focus on how the episode was tied to Iran despite no public evidence.

Iran has accused Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed of plotting the flydubai cockpit incident as a “false flag” operation, while Israel rejected the conspiracy claims and Trump suggested a possible Iranian link is being investigated.