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Trudeau demands accountability after Iran admits to accidentally shooting down plane

Date: 2020-01-11 10:08:55 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:8264643

OTTAWA, Jan 11 (MENA) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government expects the "full cooperation" of Iranian authorities in investigating the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, CNN reported on ....

Ukraine expects full investigation, compensation from Iran on plane crash

Date: 2020-01-11 09:21:24 GMT - Ukraine - Middle East - SN:17 - ID:8264641

KIEV, Jan 11 (MENA) - Ukraine expects a full investigation, a full admission of guilt and compensation from Iran after the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. “Iran has pleaded guilty ....

Rouhani: Those responsible for Ukraine plane crash will be sued

Date: 2020-01-11 09:16:13 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:8264639

TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed regret over the human error which caused the tragic crash of Ukraine Airlines plane and said those who committed such an unpardonable mistake will be sued and investigated, official ....

Zarif profoundly regrets human error behind air disaster

Date: 2020-01-11 07:51:55 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:8264546

TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed his profound regret and apologized for the human error which caused crash for the Ukrainian passenger plane, Iranian official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) ....

Iran announces 'human error' behind Ukraine plane crash

Date: 2020-01-11 07:33:36 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:8264530

TEHRAN, Jan 11 (MENA) - Iran has announced that a "human error" was behind the crash of the Ukrainian passenger that took place near Tehran on Wednesday, killing all of its 167 passengers and nine crew members. The General Staff of the Iranian ....

Russian, US defense ministers mull situation in Middle East

Date: 2020-01-10 22:14:10 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:8264310

MOSCOW, Jan 10 (MENA) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu focused on the situation in the Middle East in a phone call with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. "Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ....

Pompeo, Mnuchin detail new sanctions on top Iranian officials

Date: 2020-01-10 21:49:30 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:41 - ID:8264308

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin detailed new sanctions on Iran at the White House Friday -- the response President Donald Trump chose after backing away from further military strikes ....

Iran says it could take up to 2 months to extract data from black boxes

Date: 2020-01-10 17:39:36 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:8264193

TEHRAN, Jan 10 (MENA) - Senior Iranian Civil Aviation Authority officials said it could take one or two months to extract the data from the black boxes, CNN reported. "Twelve expert groups have been set up to investigate the crash and the ....

Victims' bodies sent for DNA testing, says Iranian official

Date: 2020-01-10 13:35:30 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:26 - ID:8263927

TEHRAN, Jan 10 (MENA) - The remains of the victims of Wednesday's plane crash have been sent to a forensic lab for DNA testing, the head of Iran's Civil Aviation Organization told CNN Friday. Ali Abedzadeh added that pieces from the downed ....

Trump : Soleimani planned attacks against U.S targets in several countries

Date: 2020-01-10 08:37:33 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:8263469

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (MENA)- U.S President Donald Trump announced that the United States is ready to go to war with Iran, after 16 short-range ballistic missiles were launched by Tehran, hitting US military bases in Iraq. Trump on Thursday ....