Iran and Ukraine

Iran urges nationals in Ukraine to leave country

Iran urges nationals in Ukraine to leave country

Iran on Friday asked its citizens currently stationed in Ukraine to leave the country and advised others against traveling there. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that all Iranian nationals presently in Ukraine should leave the …

Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran

Ukraine moves to cut diplomatic ties with Iran

Ukraine's foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said  he was submitting a proposal to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to formally cut diplomatic ties with Tehran. "I am submitting to the president of Ukraine a proposition to sever …

Iran delivers report of Boeing crash to Ukraine

Iran delivers report of Boeing crash to Ukraine

Iran has delivered the report of Ukrainian plane crash to Ukraine, said Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh. "Civil Aviation Organization of Iran is responsible for the technical issues, and has fulfilled its …

Iran blames errors for shooting down passenger plane

Iran blames errors for shooting down passenger plane

Iranian investigators are blaming a misaligned missile battery and miscommunication between soldiers and their commanders for the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing 176 people. A report …

Iran sends recorder from downed Ukrainian Boeing to France

Iran sends recorder from downed Ukrainian Boeing to France

Iran has sent the black box flight recorder from a Ukrainian passenger jet that it mistakenly shot down in January to France for further analysis following months of delays, state-run media reported. The IRNA news agency quoted …

Ukraine says it could sue Iran for downed plane

Ukraine says it could sue Iran for downed plane

States whose citizens died in a UIA airliner shot down by an Iranian missile reserve the right to apply to international institutions, said Ukrainian FM Vadim Prystayko to the correspondent of the Eurointegration in Munich, News.am …

Iran says it stops sharing information about crash with Ukraine

Iran says it stops sharing information about crash with Ukraine

Tehran said it will no longer share materials with Ukraine on the Ukrainian International Airlines plane crash because of the publication of an audio recording of negotiations between the dispatcher and the pilot of the Iranian aircraft. …

Tehran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine Boeing

Tehran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine Boeing

Iran's civil aviation authority confirmed two Tor-M1 short-range surface-to-air missiles were fired at a Ukrainian Boeing 737 that was brought down earlier this month. "Investigators... discovered that two Tor-M1 …

Rouhani to send letter on Boeing crash to Zelensky

Rouhani to send letter on Boeing crash to Zelensky

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will send a letter  to his Ukranian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky on the Ukrainian Boeing’s crash, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi …

Iran sends black boxes of downed plane to Ukraine

Iran sends black boxes of downed plane to Ukraine

Iran is sending to Ukraine the black boxes of the Ukrainian passenger plane that its military accidentally shot down this month, Reuters reports with a reference to Tasnim news agency. The Iranian authorities are also prepared for …

Iran apologies for shooting down Ukrainian airplane

Iran apologies for shooting down Ukrainian airplane

The Iranian government acknowledged late Friday that its armed forces were responsible for shooting down a Ukrainian airliner earlier this week, leaving 176 passengers dead, Mother Jones reports. Twitter, Iranian foreign minister …

Tehran: Ukraine's Boeing caught fire in flight

Tehran: Ukraine's Boeing caught fire in flight

Ukraine's International Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed outside Tehran had caught fire in flight, the Iran Civil Aviation Organization said. "The aircraft caught fire during the flight. Eye witnesses say they saw flames …