Boeing reported its first annual loss in more than two decades Wednesday as the lengthy grounding of the 737 MAX undercut the company's revenues and exploded costs.

737 MAX effect: Boeing reports first annual loss in over two decades

Iran President Rouhani during a speech on Wednesday urged his people to maintain "national unity" amid protests in Tehran in the aftermath of the dowing of the Ukranian 737 aircraft last week.

People are our masters and we are its servants, says Rouhani amid protests in Tehran

Just days after the Iranian army shot down a Ukranian Boeing 737 aircraft, foreign minister Javad Zarif speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi said it occurred due to a "crisis" "People make mistakes, unforgivable mistakes but it happened at a time of crisis," Zarif said, adding, "We need to make sure these crises are prevented," referring to the US drone strikes and Iran's consequent retaliatory strikes during which the Iranian Army mistakenly shot down the Boeing airliner.

I and President Rouhani did not know the reason behind Boeing crash till Friday: Iran foreign minister Zarif

Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran killed all 176 people on board. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau citing intelligence said on Thursday that the crash had occurred due to an Iranian surface-to-air missile, adding that it "may well have been unintentional".

Iran plane crash news: Iran formally invites US transport board to investigate Boeing airliner crash

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that intelligence sources suggest the Ukranian 737 Boeing airline which crashed in Tehran "was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.

Intelligence evidence indicates Boeing airliner was shot down by Iranian surface-to-air missile: Trudeau

Iran's civil aviation investigators said on Thursday that the Ukrainian Boeing 737 airliner which crashed in Tehran had "turned back" after it detected a problem.

Ukrainian Boeing 737 airliner turned, was headed to airport when it crashed: Iran civil aviation authority