Ukraine

Iran, Canada agree to continue cooperation, talks on flight 752 tragedy

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with his Canadian counterpart Francois-Philippe Champagne in Muscat.

FM spokesman:

Tragic Ukrainian plane incident should not be affected by political motivations

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – In a reaction to the held Thursday meeting among 5 countries whose citizens died in an unintentional downing of Ukrainian flight by IRGC on January 8, Iran’s foreign ministry Spokesperson Abbas Mousavi said that Iran is surprised with some of the made remarks besides having such a meeting held.

Iran, Ukraine FMs hold phone talk over Ukrainian flight incident

TEHRAN, Jan. 17 (MNA) – In a phone conversation on Thursday evening, Iranian and Ukrainian foreign ministers discussed the latest situation about the unintentionally-downed Ukrainian airplane.

Pres. Rouhani signs memorial notebook for victims of Ukrainian plane incident

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed the memorial notebook laid out for victims of Ukrainian unintentionally downed airplane.

Ukrainian prosecutor general asks Iran to deliver crashed plane’s black boxes: report

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Ukraine's prosecutor's office said that had asked Iran to provide Kyiv with the flight recorders from the Boeing which was unintentionally shot down near Tehran last week.

Iran, Ireland discuss regional issue

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Irish President Michael D. Higgins and Iran’s ambassador Masoud Eslami met and held talks on the latest developments in the region.

Iran, Ukraine, Canada joint meeting on Boeing 737 plane incident held in Tehran

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – Tripartite meeting of Iran, Ukraine, and Canada on Boeing737 plane incident was held on Tuesday morning in Iran Civil Aviation Organization.

Rouhani calls on Judiciary to form special court for plane incident investigation

TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani called on the Judiciary to make every effort to accelerate the investigation process of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was ‘unintentionally downed’ near Tehran last week.

Canadian CEO blames Trumps for Iran plane crash

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The CEO of a Canadian company affected by last week's plane crash near Tehran has lashed out against the Trump administration's handling of the crisis in relations between the United States and Iran.

EU not drafting sanctions against Iran for Ukrainian plane crash

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – The European Union (EU) is not planning to introduce unilateral restrictive measures against Iran for accidentally shooting down a Ukrainian Boeing that Tehran admitted to recently, a source in Brussels told TASS on Monday.

In a closed Parl. session on Sunday:

Salami briefs MPs on unintentional downing of Ukranian plane by IRGC

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – In a closed session on Sunday, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Chief Major General Hossein Salami explained about the conditions that led to the downing of the Ukrainian aircraft.

Investigations on Ukrainian plane crash caused delay in final announcement: Shamkhani

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said on Monday that the investigations needed to find out about the actual causes of the Ukrainian plane crash delayed the final announcement.

Civil Aviation Organization apologizes for unrealistic news surrounding plane crash 

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Civil Aviation Organization apologized due to unrealistic news surrounding the downing of Ukrainian airliner, Mehr News Agency reported. 

Zarif:

24/7 hotline set up for assisting families of Ukrainian flight's victims

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – In a bid to to assist families of victims of the Ukrainian passenger plane, unintentionally shot down by Iran, the Iranian FM Zarif announced a 24/7 hotline in a tweet on Monday.

Lawmakers back IRGC against enemies’ abuse of recent incidents

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian lawmakers have thrown their weight behind the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) against the enemies’ exploitation of the current situation to hit the revolutionary body.

Special workgroup formed for plane victims’ consular affairs: FM spox

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said a special working group has been established to deal with the consular affairs of those killed in a plane crash near Tehran on Wednesday.

Iran, Ukraine to continue coop. in technical probe of plane crash: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani said Iran and Ukraine will continue cooperation in the technical probe of the recent plane crash till the end of the process.

Tragic plane incident reinforces importance of de-escalating tension in region: Johnson

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Referring to the downed Ukrainian plane in Tehran, the British Prime Minister said that this accident only reinforces the importance of de-escalating tensions in the region.

Kyiv says Iran cooperates with its experts over downed plane

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Kyiv said that Iran has cooperated with its experts and it expects an objective probe, according to reports.

Larijani requires affiliated organizations to address Ukrainian plane incident on top agenda

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani, in a message on Saturday, called for Iranian organizations related to the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane to consider the unintentional incident on their top agenda.

Rouhani, Zelensky to hold phone talk: report

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iranian President and his Ukrainian counterpart are reportedly scheduled to speak regarding the Ukrainian plane accident which claimed the lives of all 176 people on board.

IRGC Aerospace chief elaborates on Ukrainian plane mishap

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Head of the Aerospace Division of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) referred to the unintentional downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, which crashed near the capital Tehran earlier this week, saying that “we assume all responsibilities for the incident.”

Iran envoy apologizes for incorrect statements over Ukrainian plane crash

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Hamid Baeidinejad in a message on Saturday apologized for his wrong and incorrect statements about Ukrainian plane crash.

Leader urges Armed Forces to look for probable culpabilities in unintentional downing of Ukrainian plane

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – In a statement today, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khameni called for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran to continue investigations to identify the possible culpabilities of the tragic unintentional shot of the Ukrainian passenger plane and taking required measures to avert similar incidents.

Judiciary chief orders to speed up addressing tragic Ukrainian plane incident

TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iran’s Judiciary chief ordered the Judiciary Organization of the Armed Forces to accelerate the process of addressing the human error that led to the tragic downing of the Ukrainian airliner on Wednesday.