Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine airline chief says he never believed airline caused Iran crash
; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Iran mistakenly shot down Ukrainian plane killing 176
DUBAI – Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard and voiced deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq. Wednesday’s crash heightened pressure on Iran after months of friction with the...
Iran Accepts Shooting Down Ukraine Passenger Plane ‘Unintentionally’
FILES) In this file photo taken on January 8, 2020 rescue teams are seen at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed shortly after take-off near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. Iran said on January 11 that it unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane due to ‘human error’.Akbar TAVAKOLI / IRNA / AFP Iran said...
Ukraine president expects full investigation, compensation from Iran on plane crash
Ukraine expects a full investigation, a full admission of guilt and compensation from Iran after the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a statement on …read more Source:: Al...
Pelosi Set to Send Impeachment Articles Against Trump to Senate Next Week
TEHRAN (FNA)- Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on Friday that she expects to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over to the Senate next week, breaking the standoff that had delayed the trial over his dealings with Ukraine. …read more Source:: Fars News...
Ukraine president expects full investigation, compensation from Iran
; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Canada demands ‘accountability’ after Iran plane admission
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that “closure, accountability” are needed after Iran admitted it had downed the Ukraine airliner, killing 176, 57 of whom are …read more Source:: Al...
Tehran must ‘learn lessons’ from Ukraine plane disaster: Russia
Iran, which admitted on Saturday that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner killing 176 people, must “learn lessons” from the disaster, the chairman of the Russian …read more Source:: Al...
History of planes brought down by missiles since 1973
Ukraine International Airlines PS752 had just left Tehran when it was shot down on January 8 killing 176 people aboard. …read more Source:: AL...
News24.com | Downing of Ukraine jet ‘unforgivable mistake’: Iran’s Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said his country “deeply regrets” the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner, which he described as “a great tragedy & unforgivable mistake”. …read more Source::...
