Ali Abedzadeh, head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Administration, has denied reports from the US media that Iran could have mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner that crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran. This is reported by the League with reference to CNN.

" But, he noted, after takeoff the plane continued to fly for five minutes. Abedzade said that "

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According to this agency, the plane took off at 6:13, but after 5 minutes at an altitude of 2400 meters it began to fall, caught fire and then crashed. The Iranian side also reported that Boeing turned to fly back to Tehran’s airport, but the crew didn’t contact the dispatchers.

Recall, Newsweek, citing its sources, reported that the plane " The plane was shot down by the Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile system created in Russia, known to NATO as the Gauntlet.

Two Pentagon officials told the publication that the incident happened by accident.. In particular, Iran’s air defense was probably active after rocket fire. In addition, information about the Pentagon’s data that a Ukrainian plane was shot down confirms CBS.

In addition, US President Donald Trump expressed the view that a technical malfunction is not the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian plane in Iran.