Section: Al-Manar TV (Lebanon)
Iran’s Judiciary: Arrests Made over Downing of Ukraine Jetliner
Iran’s Judiciary says a number of arrests have been made in connection with the recent downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, which killed all 176 on board. Gholam-Hussein Esmaili, the Judiciary’s spokesman, said on Tuesday that special commissions had been set up by the General Staff of the Armed Forces to investigate...
Rouhani Says Plane Crash ‘Tragic Event’, Vows to Hold Those Responsible Accountable
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described Tuesday the deadly Ukraine plane crash as a “tragic event”, vowing that the incident will be thoroughly investigated. In a televised speech, he called the crash an “unforgivable error”, pledging that all those involved in the incident will be punished. Rouhani stressed that the fact that the Iranian...
Trump under Fire: Canadian Points to ‘Narcissist in Washington’ for Destabilizing ME
The head of a Canadian food giant appeared to blame US President Donald Trump for the deaths of Canadians, including an employee’s wife and child, in the downing of a jetliner in Iran. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was shot down by mistake shortly after taking off from Tehran before dawn last Wednesday (January 8). Maple...
Iran summons British Ambassador over ‘Unconventional Behavior,’ Attending ‘Illegal’ Rally
Iran has summoned the British ambassador to protest his “unconventional behavior and attendance at illegal rallies” in Tehran held days after the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane near the Iranian capital. The deputy foreign minister and director general for the European affairs of the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Robert Macaire...
Trump Tweets Message of Support to Iranian Protesters in Farsi
US President Donald Trump has, in a tweeted message, supported protesters in Iran who were angry at the government’s way of handling the aftermaths of a plane crash last week. A protest was held in front of the Amir Kabir University in downtown Tehran on Saturday after Iranian armed forces headquarters issued a statement clarifying...
Imam Khamenei Expresses Deep Grief over Unintentional Downing of Ukrainian Plane
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei offered condolences to families of victims who were fallen in the Ukrainian plane crash last Wednesday (January 8, 2020). In a statement on Saturday, the Leader called for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces to continue investigations to identify the possible...
US: Pelosi Announces Will Hand Articles of Impeachment over to Senate Next Week
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Friday she will hand the articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump to the Senate next week. “I have asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler to be prepared to bring to the Floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate,” Pelosi said...
Iran Judiciary Chief Orders Investigation into Downing of Ukrainian Plane
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Sayyed Ibrahim Raeisi ordered the head of the Armed Forces’ Judiciary Organization to immediately launch investigations into the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was caused by human error. In a statement released on Saturday, Raeisi offered his condolences over the deadly crash of the Ukrainian...
Iran: Ukrainian Plane Brought Down ‘Due to Human Error’
Iran says a Ukrainian plane which crashed outside Tehran this week had flown close to a sensitive military site and been brought down due to human error “at a time of crisis caused by US adventurism.” In a statement issued on Saturday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that at the time of the incident, the...
Iran Says Is Certain No Missile Hit Ukrainian Plane Before Crash
Iran’s top aviation official says the results of a probe into the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane in Tehran will show what has happened, but Iran is certain no missile hit the aircraft. The remarks were made by Ali Abedzadeh, the head of Iran’s Aviation Organization, during a press conference held in Tehran Friday after countries...
