Javad Zarif, the foreign minister for the Iranian government, blamed the United States for creating a 'time of crisis' that led to the error.
Foto: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Search and rescue works are conducted in Iran after a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed after takeoff on Wednesday.However, its foreign minister immediately said that the US also bore responsibility.
The jet was shot down hours after Iran launched missiles at US troops in Iraq, itself a retaliation for the assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.Iran’s foreign minister blamed „US adventurism“ for causing the Iranian military to shoot down a Ukrainian passenger plane with 176 people on board.
Our profound regrets, apologies and condolences to our people, to the families of all victims, and to other affected nations.The jet was shot down, leaving no survivors, not long after Iran launched a missile bombardment at Iraqi military bases housing Iraqi, US, and coalition troops. The strike caused no casualties.
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