The Iranian man who shot down the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 passenger plane near Tehran’s airport is in prison said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif

Latest in Ukrainian plane crash probe

Iran has confirmed that two missiles were fired at the Ukrainian jet which crashed in Iran in Tehran on January 8, killing all 176 people on board. Iran Civil Aviation body has published the initial preliminary investigation report on its website. Watch report:

Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukrainian jet

Heavy snow covered the streets of Tehran on Sunday, causing major flight delays and forcing the closure of schools, authorities in the Iranian capital said. The snow started falling early in the morning and disrupted the flow of traffic on some of the city's main highways.

Iran: Heavy snowfall shuts schools, delays flights in Tehran

Five countries whose citizens died when Iran shot down a plane last week demanded that Tehran compensate the victims' families and warned that the world was watching for its reaction.

Countries demand, Iran pay compensation to relatives of air crash victims

The Kyiv-bound flight (PS752) of Ukraine International Airlines, had crashed minutes after the takeoff from the Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board. #WION #Iran #UkraineAirlines

Iran denies 'cover-up' over plane crash

Not so long ago, Iranians mourned the killing of Gen. Soleimani. But now, the people of Iran have turned from mourning to protesting. Tehran has lost all the sympathy after admitting that it shot down Ukrainian passenger plane due to a 'human error'. WION's Palki Sharma summarises. #Gravitas #Iran #US #SoleimaniKilling

Gravitas: Iran's 'unforgivable mistake' triggers protests

Iran is on the edge. The protests have overshadowed Tehran's battle with the Trump administration. Is this the worst uprising that Iran has witnessed since the 1979 revolution? This report explores #Gravitas #Iran

Gravitas: Biggest uprising since 1979 revolution in Iran?

Iran is on a major diplomatic mission to garner support against the United States of America in West Asia. For Tehran, the Ultimate aim is to expel all US troops from the region. Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani held a meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Tehran. All three leaders agreed that de-escalation and dialogue are the only way to solve the current crisis. #WION #WIONNews #Rouhani #Iran #US #Tehran

WION Dispatch: Iran's diplomatic outreach to allies, Pak PM Qureshi meets Prez Rouhani

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Sunday amid Iran's high regional tensions, claiming that it had shot down a Ukrainian aircraft with which 176 passengers were killed. #UkranianAircraft #Iran #Tehran #HassanRouhani

Tehran: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh, Iranian President meet amid regional tensions

Qatar is one of a few countries in the region that maintains a close relationship with Washington and Tehran.

Qatari emir in Iran: 'De-escalation is the only solution'

Britain's Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday that the country's ambassador in Tehran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities, denouncing the arrest as a "flagrant violation of international law".

UK denounces brief arrest of envoy in Tehran as violation of law

Israel's foreign minister, Israel Katz, has postponed a visit to Dubai this month due to security concerns, diplomats said on Sunday, linking the decision to Iran-US tensions.

Israel: Foreign Minister Israel Katz postpones Dubai visit over 'security' reasons

Iranian protesters and newspapers piled pressure on the country's leadership and riot police stepped up their presence in Tehran on Sunday after Iran's military admitted that it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner.

Iranians step up protests after Tehran's admission that it shot down Ukrainian airliner

Washington on Friday spurned an Iraqi request to prepare to pull out its troops, amid heightened US-Iranian tensions after the US killing of an Iranian commander in Baghdad and said it was exploring a possible expansion of NATO's presence there.

US-Iran tensions escalate as Washington refuses Tehran's request to remove troops

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, responding to Iran's statement that a missile shot down a Ukrainian airliner this week, said on Saturday that his government sought a full investigation and full cooperation from the Iranian authorities.

Canada: PM Justin Trudeau wants 'full investigation' into plane crash

Canada on Friday lowered the number of its citizens killed in the crash of a jetliner in Iran from 63 to 57. "This is based on additional information we had about birth dates and comparing the travel documents that people were travelling on when they boarded the flight," Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told a press conference.

Ottawa lowers Canadian death toll in Iran air crash to 57

Iran's missile attacks on US targets did not aim to kill the American soldiers, a senior Iranian commander said after United States President Donald Trump said that no US troops were hurt in Wednesday's strike on its airbase in Iraq.

Iran missile attack news: Solemani's killing was American justice, says Trump at campaign rally in Ohio

Massive crowds attended the funeral procession of Qassim Soleimani in Tehran. From the young to the old - Iranians see the U.S. strike as an assault on their country and their pride. Watch this report from Gravitas. #Gravitas # SoleimaniKilled

Gravitas: Soleimani killed, Thousands mourn the General's death in Tehran

Tragedy that shocked the world: Justin Trudeau

American airstrikes last week killed Iranian Quds Force commander Major-Genral Qasim Soleimani and Iraq's militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, which drove the entire region into a state of chaos.

Iran missile attack news: Iran appears to be standing down, says Trump

A three-day national funeral procession was held for the head of Iran's Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, marked by hundreds of thousands of mourners who were seen carrying his casket with the slain general's posters across Iran and Iraq.

Latest updates on Iran general Qasem Soleimani's killing

In first fatal incident for Ukraine airline, plane crashes in Iran

The Boeing commercial flight carried 176 people when it crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran's main airport. The crash of Ukraine International Airlines came hours after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Iraqi bases housing US soldiers, but both Ukrainian and Iranian officials said they suspected a mechanical issue that brought down the Boeing 737-800 aircraft. There is no clarity on what led to the crash. Amid the tensions with the United States Iran has now refused to hand over the plane black box to the aircraft manufacturer. #PlaneCrash #IranPlaneCrash #FinePrint #US #Iran #Boeing

Fineprint: Iran plane crash, What do we know about the crash

All passengers onboard a Ukrainian plane, that crashed in Iran on Wednesday, have died in the mishap, news agency AFP reported citing Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency.

Iran: All passengers aboard Ukrainian airplane killed in crash near Tehran

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