Several passengers are reported injured after allegedly "two hostile US army fighter jets came close to an Iranian passenger plane over the Syrian airspace, forcing the pilot to make a sudden change of direction and altitude to avoid a collision".<br />'' <br />''Fars News Agency , considered the semi official news agency of Iran, however, said that initial reports suggested that "two Israeli fighter jets approached a Mahan Air Tehran-Beirut flight over the Syrian sky in a highly risky move and the captain of the Iranian passenger plane was forced to make a sudden change of direction and altitude, causing several injuries".<br />'' <br />''However , later according to the Fars News Agency , "the captain of Mahan Air Flight No. 1152 said the pilots of the two hostile planes have identified themselves as US army pilots during a radio contact".<br />'' <br />''Reuters quoting an airport source later reported that the Mahar Air aircraft en route from Tehran to Beirut landed safely, in the Lebanese capital.<br />'' <br />''There are no official statements, so far, from Israel or the US regarding the incident.<br />'' <br />''Relations between the US and Iran have worsened over the last one year. <br />''<br />''After the killing of top military commander General Soleimani in a drone strike by the US this January , the strain between the two countries are more than visible with Iran avowing ' severe revenge' for his death.<br />