The Iranian regime’s Chief Justice called the shootdown of the Ukrainian airliner that led to the death of 176 people, “an incident
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Iranian authorities lied again
After days of defiant statements, Iranian officials have relented to a decision by the Asian Football Federation to send their teams to “neutral” counties for championship games, following the downing of a Ukrainian airliner earlier this month
Iran asks U.S. France for help reading Ukrainian plane’s black box info
Iran has asked the US and French authorities for equipment to download information from black boxes on a downed Ukrainian airliner, a request that will add to international frustration at Tehran’s failure to send the recorders abroad for analysis
Iranian state TV host turns on regime after Ukrainian jet downing
A number of Iranian TV hosts and other public personalities have denounced the regime in the wake of Iran’s missile strike on a Ukrainian passenger jet that killed 176 people after the military mistook the jet for an enemy target
Amnesty International says Iran shot protesters over downing of Ukrainian airliner
In a report published on January 15, Amnesty International confirmed the Iranian regime’s use of violence against peaceful protesters over the regime’s downing of the Ukrainian airliner with 176 victims
Human error reason for downing of airliner not cyber attack
The Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Monday said “human error” was responsible for the downing of the Ukrainian plane in Tehran on January 8 and the possibility of a cyber-attack has been ruled out
Khamenei’s lies and deceit over Iran plane crash
Three days after hiding the truth about the reason for the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, finally under international pressure, the Iranian government was forced to speak about the real reason for the crash – that the plane was hit by two missiles
Iran uprising 2020 – Universities old players in a new game
The shooting down, apparently by human error, of the Ukrainian airways flight 752 over Tehran and the three-day-long cover-up of the whole affair before finally confessing to the mess up by the mullahs’ president Hassan Rohani triggered new protests by the people against the ruling regime
New era in anti-regime protests in Iran
Apart from the huge human loss, IRGC’s shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner on January 8 marked an important point in the Iranian internal situation
Khamenei defends armed forces in rare address
He said the Revolutionary Guard – the elite unit responsible for the disaster – “maintained the security” of Iran
Grieving nations demand Iran compensate relatives of plane attack victims
Five countries whose citizens died when Iran shot down an airliner last week said on Thursday that Tehran should pay compensation to families of the victims
