Iran, Canada spar over downed plane report
Iran and Canada continue to engage in a war of words over Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752, which was shot down over Tehran last year.
The diplomatic row between Iran and Canada over a passenger plane shot down by Iranian forces continued this week.
The Canadian government released its report on Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 on Thursday.
The passenger plane took off from Tehran for Kyev on Jan. 8, 2020, but was shot down shortly after takeoff. All 176 people on board perished, including 55 Canadian citizens and 30 permanent residents of Canada. At the time, Iran was striking US military positions in neighboring Iraq in response to the assassination of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and two members of his cabinet issued a statement on the report on Thursday, saying that Iranian authorities were fully responsible for the tragedy.
