Thread by @AbasAslani

#IRGC Aerospace commander: I wish I had died and I wouldn't have seen such an incident (#Ukranian plane crash)... I was in western Iran and it was after the missile strike at US base has been carried out.

#Iran's IRGC Aerospace Force commander says that the air defense system had identified the #UkranianPlane as "cruise missile" in a 19 km distance, adding that the "request had been made to clear the sky from civil flights at that time, but it had not happened due to reservations"

#IRGC commander:Operator of air defense system was told that cruise missiles had been fired [toward sites in #Iran]...he identified the plane as cruise, but he had to contact to get permission.He couldn't contact as communication line had problem & made the decision in 10 seconds

#Iran's #IRGC commander says that the officials who rejected the idea that the plane had been hit by missile, were not aware of the issue, "when we learned the issue we informed General Staff & they could conclude in 48 hrs & in a short time".
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