Taiwans Pro Independence leader in power months 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 while irans foreign minister job and zarif tweeted this a sad day preliminary conclusions of internal investigation by armed forces human error at time of crisis caused by u. S. Adventurism lead to disaster our profound regrets apologies and condolences to our people to the families of all victims and to other affected nations well well go live to rob reynolds in washington d. C. For us in a moment but lets begin with a sad bag in tehran said that this admission as missing comes off the days of denial so why are we hearing this now. Well weve had to know tho
Corcoran going to be so in the words Law Enforcement agency described as africas 1st norco states join us next as we follow an unseen or cortical prediction inside the Capital International airports. Thank you very much for joining us a Senior Commander with irans revolutionary guard has accepted full responsibility for the downing of a ukrainian airliner that killed all 176 people on board commander im iraq. Says it was brought down by accident by a short range missile soon after takeoff from tehran on wednesday it was the same night iran launch missiles at iraqi bases housing u. S. Troops. As a lot of. Those in our Aviation Services who were denying responsibility they were saying this based on their findings and i repeat they are not to blame it is us who are to blame the plane was on its way it did not have any error or mistake everyone worked very well efficiently it was us who made a mistake and we are responsible we should accept responsibility and accountability this was a very
Thank you for joining us after days of denial 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 are still required the plane crash shortly after takeoff from tehran on wednesday the same night iran launch missiles at iraqi bases housing u. S. Troops we begin our coverage with this report from. Iran has admitted its military unintentionally shot down the street creamy in plane 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 stay to ready nuts a fact that everybody is expecting some sort or retaliation from the us that some lowlevel operator sitting in a missile battery ole miss well its all blip and launched a missile out it
President trump condemns White Supremacy, but fails for acknowledge his own ratist rhetoric t that was echoed in t man necessary owe of the antigunman who killed 22 people in el paso. Trump proposed no new major gun control measures but instead blamed video games and Mental Illness for the spike in Mass Shootings. President trump Mental Illness and hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun. Amy well get response from two leading gun control advocates, plus well speak to manny and Patricia Oliver. Their son joaquin was killed last year in the Mass School Shooting in parkland, florida. They just happened to be in el paso on saturday to unveil a mural near the u. S. Mexico border on what would have been joaquins 19th birthday. And we will get an update on the political crisis in puerto rico. All that and more, coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The death toll in saturdays massacre at an El Paso Walmart has gone up to 22 people
Of state. As secretary of state. She was sworn in on friday after rose a resigned in response to angry street test street protests. Mike pompeo has teased a potential run for the white house. He weighed in at the Economic Club of washington in an interview with David Rubenstein. Sometimesrience is one people get close to a president , they say, i can get i can do that job too. Has that occurred to you echo would you have any interest occurred to you . You have any interest in running for president . I have never been able to predict what my next gig would be. I do have an obligation. If i thought i could do a good turn, there is nothing i would not consider doing for america. Mark you can see the entire interview on the David Rubenstein show at 9 00 p. M. New york time here on bloomberg television. Kim jongun says north koreas latest subtests are a warming a warning to the u. S. He is trying to pressure the u. S. End joint ella terry exercises with south korea. Secretary of defense say