Thread by @ejmalrai

Iran apologises for downing a Ukraine Airlines #PS752 Boeing.

Iran anti-air defence battery (Tor M-1) operator rushed to fire the missile, thinking it was a #US jet retaliating to the Iranian bombing of Ayn al-Assad base in #Iraq.

https://twitter.com/JZarif/status/1215847283381755914

In 1988, the U.S.S. Vincennes missile cruiser downed an Iran Air Airbus A300 over the Persian Gulf, killing 290 passengers and crew. The U.S. military said it mistook the airliner for an Iranian fighter jet, an account disputed by Iran. #US refused to apologise promptly.

82 Iranians & 63 Canadians were on board the Ukraine International Airlines. Also 11 victims - including 9 crew members - from Ukraine, 4 Afghans, 4 Britons and 3 Germans.
147 of the victims were Iranian, which suggests many of the foreign nationals held dual nationality.

It was Sayyed Ali Khamenei who ordered the immediate release of the results once confirmed, suggesting "it is an Islamic duty to confirm the self-responsibility of #Iran in this incident".

In #Iran, Many #IRGC officers are expected to resign and many will face trial at home, depending on the course of the investigation.

A lot of information related to the Ukraine Airlines #PS752 Boeing still needs to be shared (and will be shared) by the Iranian officials soon.