1. This is staggering & not what I was expecting so soon. A day after accusing the U.S of propaganda and ‘lying & engaging in psycological warfare’ regarding U.S claims that Flight #PS752 was shot down by a missile, Iran admits it ‘unintentionally’ shot down the Ukrainian flight.
https://twitter.com/Omid_M/status/1215845464165244928
2. #PS752 Iran’s admission of culpability comes a day after its Civil Aviation Organisation chief Ali Abedzadeh repeated his view a missile was not the cause of the crash.
"The thing that is clear to us & that we can say w/ certainty is that this plane was not hit by a missile,"
"The thing that is clear to us & that we can say w/ certainty is that this plane was not hit by a missile,"
3. The admission likely comes after the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) information was accessed and analysed. Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif tweeted the following apology.
https://twitter.com/JZarif/status/1215847283381755914
4. #PS572| Iran’s admission and transparency so soon after the tragic accident I do think will be seen as a silver lining by many Western leaders, especially across Europe. Iran will also likely use this moment as an example of its commitment to telling the truth more broadly.
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