Section: US & Canada
Canada presses Iran to grant access to Ukrainian jet crash investigation
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne spoke to his Iranian counterpart late last night, pressing him to grant Canadian officials immediate access to the site of the fatal Ukraine International Airlines plane crash that killed all 176 people aboard, including at least 63 Canadians. Most of the passengers on the Kyiv-bound...
Iranian officials maintain it’s ‘scientifically impossible’ for the Ukraine International Airlines flight to have been shot down by a missile
Multiple US intel sources said Thursday that they believe Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 was hit by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. …read more Source:: Business...
Iran missile appears to have shot down Ukraine-bound Boeing airliner, US sources tell NBC News
President Trump said he does not believe that the crash of a Ukraine-bound Boeing airliner in Iran was due to mechanical failure. …read more Source::...
US increasingly believes Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner by accident
IRAN — The US increasingly believes that Iran mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner on Wednesday, according to multiple US officials. The working theory is based on continuing analysis of data from satellites, radar and electronic data collected routinely by US military and intelligence. The flight crashed following Iranian strikes on US...
Ukraine plane may have been shot down by Iranian missile by mistake, report claims
President Trump said Thursday he found the crash suspicious and that “somebody could have made a mistake on the other side.” …read more Source:: USA...
Ukraine Says Missile Strike Possible Cause Of Airline Tragedy In Iran
A senior Ukrainian security official told RFE/RL that a missile strike was one of several causes being considered for the crash of a Ukrainian airliner over Iran. His comments came a day after flight PS752 came down with the loss of all 176 people on board. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Mark Levin Rips Media, Dems Over Iran Coverage: The Victims of This Regime Get No Attention
Conservative radio host Mark Levin ripped the media and Democrats for not being harsh enough on the Iranian regime while discussing President Donald Trump’s national address Wednesday night. “One hundred and fifty billion dollars to Iran. They’re not using it on infrastructure, they’re not using it to feed their people,...
Russia’s Putin Oversees Hypersonic Missile Test in Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw military exercises near Crimea on Thursday, which included the launch of the hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ missile, the TASS news agency reported. Russia deployed its first hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles at the end of December. Recent Stories in National Security Mark Levin Rips Media,...
Pompeo: Venezuela Needs ‘Negotiated Transition to Democracy’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called for an end to the political crisis currently gripping Venezuela, saying that leaders there should clear the way for free and fair elections at the end of 2020. “A swift negotiated transition to democracy is the most effective and sustainable route to peace and...
Canadian investigators to join Tehran crash probe, Iran says
OTTAWA — Iran’s civil aviation authority says it has invited Canadian investigators from the Transportation Safety Board to join a growing team probing the plane crash outside Tehran that killed 138 people believed bound for Canada. The statement posted online said representatives from Ukraine International Airlines, the plane’s...
