The Iranian Embassy in Ukraine announced the start of payment of compensation to the relatives of those killed in the UIA plane crash near Tehran. Iran claims to have paid several relatives $ 150,000 for the deceased.

This is stated on the Iranian Embassy's Facebook page..

" By this time, some of the relatives of the victims had already arrived and received compensation, "

Iran also criticized the International Group for the Coordination of Aid to the Victims of the UIA Disaster, which includes Ukraine, for allegedly trying to politicize the issue of compensation..

On June 1, an Iranian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Mohsen Baharvandr arrived in Kiev to hold the third round of talks regarding the UIA plane downed near Tehran in 2020.