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Iran backtracks on plan to send flight recorders to Ukraine

7:24 pm January 19, 2020

Tehran: The Iranian official leading the investigation into the Ukrainian jetliner that was accidentally shot down by the Revolutionary Guard appeared to backtrack Sunday on plans to send the flight recorders abroad for analysis, a day after saying they would be sent to Kiev. Hassan Rezaeifar was quoted by the state-run IRNA news agency as […]

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US seeking to amplify voices of protest in Iran amid turmoil

9:31 pm January 12, 2020

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Sunday tried to amplify voices of dissent in Iran by suggesting that the Islamic Republic is under internal threat after denying and then admitting it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said street protests in Tehran show that the Iranian people are hungry for a more […]

Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

9:26 pm January 12, 2020

DUBAI: Iran’s security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States. Riot police in black uniforms and helmets massed in Vali-e Asr Square, Tehran University and other landmarks […]

As Iran and US take a step back, Canada and Ukraine grieve

4:49 pm January 11, 2020

TORONTO: The worst had passed, it seemed, and the United States and Iran no longer appeared poised at the edge of war. “All is well!” President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday night, days after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran’s most powerful general, and Iran, after a barrage of missiles, had signaled it was stepping back […]

Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown

NATO chief backs assessment Iran missile downed plane

11:47 pm January 10, 2020

Brussels: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday he had no reason to doubt reports from Western capitals suggesting an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner, killing 176 people. “I will not go into details about our intelligence but what I can say is we have no reason to not believe the reports we have […]

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