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February 4, 2020       Share:    

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/leaked-audio-shows-tehran-knew-missile-hit-ukrainian-passenger-jet/2020/02/03/9d0a9f68-466e-11ea-91ab-ce439aa5c7c1_story.html

Leaked Audio Shows Tehran Knew Missile Hit Ukrainian Passenger Jet

(Washington Post) Erin Cunningham - Iran said Monday that it was halting cooperation with Ukraine in the investigation of a downed airliner after Ukrainian media published an audio recording that showed Iranian authorities knew immediately about the missile strike that brought down the plane. A leaked audio file and transcript were published Sunday by Ukrainian television. They included an exchange between an Iranian air traffic controller and a pilot who said he saw a missile hit the Ukrainian plane on Jan. 8. On Monday, Ukrainian and Iranian authorities both confirmed the authenticity of the Persian-language recording.

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