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Ukrainian jet that crashed in Tehran 'WAS hit by an Iranian missile in what was likely an accident, Pentagon and US intelligence officials say'
Daily Mail ^

Posted on 01/09/2020 9:09:53 AM PST by dead

The Ukrainian Airlines flight which crashed in Tehran killing 176 people on Wednesday was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile system, Pentagon and US intelligence officials believe.

Three security officials said that Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was struck by a Russia-built Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile system as it left Tehran on the way to Kiev, according to Newsweek.

Two of the officials said the aircraft was likely targeted by mistake by Iranian missile systems that were active on Wednesday night as Iran launched rockets at two US basis in Iraq, waiting for a possible counter-strike.

The plane, a Boeing 737-800 en route from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airpot to Kyiv's Boryspil International Airport, encountered a problem moments after takeoff before crashing.

Video showed the aircraft in flames in the air before coming down and bursting into flames a short distance from the city.

The US intelligence officials spoke out as Ukraine confirmed it is sending missile analysts to the site to investigate.

Downing Street also confirmed it is looking into 'very concerning' reports that the airliner was shot down by a missile.

Iranian investigators have insisted that the crash was an accident, but have refused to hand over the black box recorded to international investigators.

Some Iranian reports have claimed the black boxes were damaged, and parts of the recordings lost.

New footage shows the moment a burning Ukrainian passenger jet exploded into pieces yesterday - as Iran said the plane was trying to turn back after a technical fault but Ukraine sent missile specialists to inspect the wreckage.

The CCTV footage shows the burning jet plane lighting up a dark street as it approaches before it explodes in a huge fireball.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: boeing; muslimworld; planecrash; shootdown; ukraine; ukrainianairlines
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To: AdmSmith

Yup. Cover up the evidence as fast as possible


101 posted on 01/09/2020 3:36:09 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: AdmSmith

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/09/video/iran-plane-missile.html


102 posted on 01/09/2020 3:37:06 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: nuconvert

Investigations on the cause of the Ukrainian plane crash have launched based on Int. standards & ICAO regulations; Ukraine and Boeing have been invited- as the owner & the manufacturer- to take part in it. We appreciate any country who can provide info to the Committee in charge.
https://twitter.com/SAMOUSAVI9/status/1215389795645579265

The regime has a new position?


103 posted on 01/09/2020 3:44:45 PM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith

They’ll be invited but they’re probably be treated like UN weapon inspectors


104 posted on 01/09/2020 4:17:00 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: mosesdapoet

Those who adhere to Koran followed what they claim are Our Creator’s orders were legitimately executing unbelievers fleeing the area.

The above reality sends chills up and down my back.


105 posted on 01/09/2020 6:00:26 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump defense chief: "US not seeking war with Iran but prepared to 'finish one'!")
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To: dead

and a big Bravo Sierra to accidentally shooting down the aircraft.


106 posted on 01/09/2020 6:06:58 PM PST by NY Attitude (Make love not war but be prepared for either.)
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To: fatima

Riddle me this,other planes were taking off from that airport right before this plane. Why weren’t they hit?

Remember at this level of screw up, seldom is it coincidence.

Great question?


107 posted on 01/09/2020 6:36:22 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Trump defense chief: "US not seeking war with Iran but prepared to 'finish one'!")
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To: dead
Apparently one of these, otherwise known as SA-15 GAUNTLET:


108 posted on 01/09/2020 7:01:15 PM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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To: rktman

Darn it. He showed up on PMSNBC.


109 posted on 01/09/2020 11:37:40 PM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: PLMerite; gandalftb; nuconvert; SunkenCiv; independentmind; caww
Verbatim report from one of the Ukrainian investigators on the ground:



https://twitter.com/christogrozev/status/1215634524589248513
110 posted on 01/10/2020 10:05:33 AM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith

The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List:
https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20200110.aspx


111 posted on 01/10/2020 10:08:49 AM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith

Babak Taghvaee: I explained for BBCPersian that IRGC commanders who didn’t notify Iran Civil Aviation Org (ICAO) to cancel commercial flights in the night of Operation Soleimani as well as also ICAO authorities are responsible for shot-down of Flight PS752 by IRGCASF’s Tor-M1 SAM battery

see below
https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee/status/1215687966678487041


112 posted on 01/10/2020 10:17:15 AM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: Eleutheria5

Al Jazeera host mocks Iranian vow to ‘liberate’ Jerusalem
In an interview that aired earlier this week, firebrand Al Jazeera presenter Faisal al-Qassem attacked his guest, an Iranian diplomat and journalist, and questioned the Islamic Republic’s fixation on supposedly liberating Jerusalem from Israel, while appearing to criticize the competence of Iran in its proxy activities throughout the Middle East.

“If you want to liberate Jerusalem for me, then I don’t want you to liberate it,” Qassem said. Referencing a Twitter poll he conducted among his followers, he added: “Yesterday I held a poll. No one wants you to free Jerusalem of Palestine for them.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/al-jazeera-host-mocks-iranian-vow-to-liberate-jerusalem/


113 posted on 01/10/2020 10:32:23 AM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: hardspunned

“Canada is home to a large Iranian diaspora, with some 210,000 citizens of Iranian descent, according to the latest federal census.
The country is also a popular destination for Iranian graduate and postdoctoral students to study and conduct research abroad, which is why many students were on the flight, returning to university following the winter break.
There is also no direct flight between Canada and Iran, and the Ukraine International Airlines flight from Tehran to Kiev and then to Toronto is popular because it is one of the most affordable options for the journey.”


114 posted on 01/10/2020 11:26:01 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: nuconvert

In most middle east countries the male population is always quick to show up at crash sites and more than disturb the areas. Not to mention th gov. officials send in their people to search and remove whatever might implicate them.

It’s not surprising in Iran, given the circumstances at the time, ‘many hands’ would be carrying off parts and evidence...and not the least concerned of disturbing the crash as a possible crime scene.


115 posted on 01/10/2020 9:35:11 PM PST by caww
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To: dead
Bullshit BS
116 posted on 01/10/2020 9:39:50 PM PST by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual and political hemlock)
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