Bolton testify at Trump impeachment; Dems
The stakes over witness testimony at US President Donald Trump impeachment trial rose after a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appeared to undercut a key defense argument.
Iraq to Buy Air Defense Systems from Russia, China, Ukraine
Iraq plans to send delegations to Russia, China, and Ukraine to buy modern air defense systems to protect its territory from any possible aggression, an Iraqi lawmaker said.
Iran, Ukraine talk on flight 752 tragedy
Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko in Kyiv.
Iranian Insurance Companies Have No Obligation Regarding Ukraine Plane
Head of Central Insurance of Iran (CII) Gholamreza Soleimani says the company and other Iranian insurance companies are not responsible regarding the Ukrainian plan which was shot down in Tehran.
Tehran Blames Downing of Ukrainian Jet on Human Error
The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, in a statement, admitted that its air defence system has “unintentionally” hit the Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran early Wednesday, killing all the 176 people on board.
Ukraine: Iran cooperating with plane crash probe
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Vadym Prystaiko says Iran has been cooperating with the probe into the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, adding that experts from his country have been granted access to the black boxes. Speaking at a televised briefing in Kyiv on Friday, Prystaiko added that Ukraine […]
Surely No Missile Hit Ukrainian Airliner
Head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran, Ali Abedzadeh, rejected the US claim that a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in northern Iran has been shot down, saying what is certain is that no missile has hit the passenger plane.
Iran Says Will Not Give Black Box of Crashed Plane to Boeing
The Civil Aviation Organization of Iran said it will not hand over flight recorders from the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed near Tehran on Wednesday, either to the aircraft’s manufacturer or US aviation authorities.
Nasirshalal gets London 2012 gold after Ukrainian lifter disqualified
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Navab Nasirshalal is expected to receive the men’s 105kg gold medal of London 2012 Olympics after the Ukrainian lifter who had won the gold was confirmed disqualified by the International Olympics Committee (IOC). In a Thursday statement, IOC announced that “Oleksiy TOROKHTIY, 33, of Ukraine, competing in the men’s 105kg […]
White House Calls Impeachment Inquiry ‘Baseless’
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The White House called the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump as “completely baseless” Friday, signaling it would not seek to defend the president in Democratic-led hearings to draw up formal charges against him. But Republicans demanded that Joe Biden’s son Hunter, the lawmaker leading the impeachment probe Adam Schiff, […]