Taiwans Pro Independence leader in power much to the annoyance of china. Now iran has admitted its military shot down a ukrainian passenger jet by accident killing all 176 people on board the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from tehran on wednesday after iran fired missiles targeting u. S. Forces based in iraq western countries have been piling pressure on iran which it spent days denying that it was responsible for the crash well the iranian president Hassan Rouhani tweeted saying the armed forces and tunnel investigation has concluded that regrettably missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the ukrainian plane and deaths of 176 innocent people investigations continue to identify and prosecute this great tragedy and unforgivable mistake but well go live to rob reynolds in washington d. C. In just a moment but lets begin with a setback in tehran. This admission is coming off to days and days of denial so whats precipitated this now. Well yes it has come after
Soldiers were killed in an attack on a military camp. Spectacular show volcanic lightning from an eruption near the philippine capital thats close the airport and prompted Mass Evacuations. So then there have been protests across iran for a 2nd day increasing pressure on its leaders after they admitted the military accidentally shot down a ukrainian airliner but there have also been rallies against the u. K. By those who say its government is trying to stir up chaos on a diplomatic front counters that mia arrived in tehran pushing for talks to try to resolve the crisis with the United States. As this. An important ally on an important mission. The 1st official visit to iran by the emir of qatar so if the membrane hammett all funny comes at a critical time for the region at the invitation of president Hassan Rouhani the 2 leaders discussed increasing economic and political cooperation and the joy of the family yet considering the importance of Regional Security especially in the waterwa
The way that you tell the story is what can make a difference. What caused the ukrainian plane to crash in tehran iran rejects allegations it mistakenly shot it down but ukraine and western countries are pushing for evidence so will the truth behind this crash be revealed and cold facts spill into wider political conflicts this is inside story. Thanks alex thank you hello and welcome to the program im Martin Dennis now theyve been claims counterclaims and outright denials the head of irans Civil Aviation body insists the ukrainian airliner that crashed near tehran this week wasnt shot down by uranium missiles but canada says it has intelligence and evidence indicating the plane was downed by iran but just 4 hours before the plane came down killing all 176 on board iran had fired a volley of missiles towards bases in iraq that hosts u. S. Troops u. S. President donald trump says theres no question tehran is involved but many of wondering whether america is partly responsible for raising
Thank you very much for joining us after days of denials iran has admitted its military shot down a ukrainian passenger jet by accident killing all 176 people on board but ukraines president says quote for admission of guilt and an official apology us still required the plane crash only after takeoff from tehran on wednesday after iran 5 missiles saw getting u. S. Forces based in iraq we begin our coverage with this report from catch and opus haya. Iran has admitted its military unintentionally shot down the street crimi in plain killing all 176 people on board president Hassan Rouhani has described it as a great tragedy and unforgivable mistake irans foreign minister to votes the reef express his condolences human error he wrote at a time of crisis caused by us adventurism lead to disaster. This i say to readiness the fact that everybody is expecting some sort of retaliation from the us that some low level operator sitting in a missile battery ole miss its all blip and launched a miss
The arab worlds longest serving leader has died. This of a man is credited with modernizing his country and in a volatile region prioritizing diplomacy as a division so will that policy continue under the new moniker this is inside story. Welcome to the program im often dennis among these mourning the death of a man who transformed the nation Sultan Qaboos bin sayit was 79 and had been ill for some time over the course of 50 years he turned to poll country on the Arabian Peninsula into a modern state which stayed to diplomatically neutral in a region divided by conflict amman and several of its neighbors have now declared 3 days of mourning selves and cabooses successor will sworn in just a few hours after his death was announced hey sen bin tarik immediately promised to build on his late cousins legacy. But see if we taught in new york we remain guided by the late sultans wisdom Going Forward we will preserve and embark on the achievements he made this is what we are adamant to do to