Section: Geo TV (Pakistan)
Canada wants ´full clarity´ on shootdown: PM Justin Trudeau tells Iran
OTTAWA: A “furious” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded Saturday that Iran provide Canada with “full clarity” on the shootdown near Tehran of a Ukrainian airliner that killed all 176 aboard, including dozens of Canadian citizens.Trudeau said he made the demand in a call with Iran´s President Hassan Rouhani, who admitted...
Tehran plane crash: Ukraine wants Iran to punish those responsible, pay compensation
The Ukrainian plane crashed, killing all 176 on boardPresident Volodymyr Zelensky asked Iran to pay compensation and punish those responsible for shooting down the Ukrainian aircraft that killed 176 people who were aboard the plane, a few hours after Tehran admitted it had shot down the aircraft mistakenly, reported AFP. Read more: Iran plane...
Planes shot down by missiles since 1973
Boeing 737 belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed due to technical problems after take-off from airport. Photo: Twitter PARIS: After denying reports, Iran on Saturday finally admitted its armed forces had “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian airliner which crashed outside Tehran.The admission came a day after the...
Iran says it unintentionally shot down Ukrainian plane due to ‘human error’
Rescue workers in Iran stand over the wreckage of Ukrainian International Airlines flight 752. Photo: Business InsiderTEHRAN: Iran’s armed forces said Saturday they unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week blaming “human error”.The plane, which crashed on Wednesday killing all 176 people on board,...
Iran’s problems mount as US announces new sanctions
President Donald Trump. Photo: ReutersWASHINGTON: The United States piled new sanctions on Iran’s already crippled economy Friday and defended the killing of a top Iranian leader, saying he had been planning an “imminent” attack on US embassies.The sanctions, announced at the White House, marked the latest salvo in a US-Iranian...
Iran plane crash: US officials hand over ‘important data’ to Ukraine
Wreckage of the crash. PHOTO BY: CNNUkraine’s Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said Friday the United States had provided Kiev ‘important data’ pertaining to the Tehran plane crash, a day after Iran rejected Washington’s suspicions it had accidentally shot down the aircraft, reported AFP. Read more: Ukrainian jet crashes...
Iran civil aviation chief confident Ukraine plane not hit by missile
An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on January 10, 2020 shows Iran´s civil aviation chief Ali Abedzadeh delivering a press statement in Tehran. Photo: AFP/ Ho/Iran PressTEHRAN: Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation chief Ali Abedzadeh said on Friday he was confident that a Ukrainian airliner which...
Iranian missile brought down Ukrainian jet, says Canada’s Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on January 9, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. Photo: AFPOTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said that multiple intelligence reports point out that Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner after it took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport,...
Putin attends military drills off the coast of Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Yevmenov attend the joint drills of the Northern and Black sea fleets off the coast of Crimea. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday attended massive military drills, which involved test launches of cruise...
Iran says US suspecting Tehran shot Ukraine plane by mistake makes ‘no sense’
The wreckage of the Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 on boardIran said Thursday media reports from the United States that Tehran had accidentally shot down a Ukrainian aircraft — killing all 176 people on board two days ago — made “no sense”.A Ukraine airliner had crashed outside Tehran after taking off, just a few...
