{"id":200622,"date":"2020-01-10T08:53:42","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T08:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=200622"},"modified":"2020-01-11T06:58:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T06:58:51","slug":"world-leaders-allege-ukrainian-jet-was-shot-down-by-iranian-missile-iran-denies-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=200622","title":{"rendered":"World leaders allege Ukrainian jet was shot down by Iranian missile – Iran denies it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction \u2013 Jan 10, 2020<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>The fact that claims by Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau that Iran shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet have been echoed by the leaders of Britain<\/a><\/span> and Australia<\/span><\/a> should make us suspicious. It’s almost as if they were reading from the same script.<\/h5>\n
This is also suspiciously reminiscent of the controversy surrounding the crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17. Readers will recall that Russia or pro-Russian separatists were accused<\/a><\/span> of downing the Malaysian jet, killing all 298 aboard.<\/h5>\n
Those claims were echoed by Western politicians and trumpeted by the western media. However, they all completely ignored a substantial body of evidence that implicated the Western-aligned Ukrainian government in the disaster.<\/h5>\n
MH17 Turnabout: Ukraine\u2019s Guilt Now Proven<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
Russian Military Reveals Evidence Proving Ukraine\u2019s Involvement in MH17 Crash<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
BREAKING: Ukrainian Security Boss Admits Kiev Shot Down MH-17, Planned Genocide in Donbass<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n
Even today, then Western media ignores these reports and continues to imply Russian involvement in the downing of the Malaysian passenger plane<\/h5>\n
While we reserve judgement on the crash of the Ukrainian Boeing, these accusations against Tehran sound suspiciously like the earlier accusations against Russia. Will this now be used to build an international coalition against Iran?<\/h5>\n

Iran plane crash: World leaders say evidence shows jet was shot down by Iranian missile – Iran denies it<\/h1>\n

Chris Robertson \u2013 Sky News Jan 10, 2020<\/h2>\n

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Intelligence suggests a Ukrainian plane that crashed near Tehran was brought down by an Iranian missile, possibly in error, Western leaders have said.<\/span><\/p>\n

All 176 people on board were killed when the jet crashed<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>on Wednesday, hours after Iran launched ballistic missiles at two US bases in Iraq to avenge the killing of its top general in an American airstrike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a news conference: “We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile. This may well have been unintentional”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sixty-three Canadians were killed in the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian leader Scott Morrison also offered similar statements.<\/span><\/p>\n

Offering his assessment in a news conference, US President Donald Trump said: “I have my suspicions – I don’t want to say that because other people have those suspicions also. It’s a tragic thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

“But somebody could’ve made a mistake on the other side… some people think it was mechanical. I don’t think that’s even a question, personally.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Early on Friday morning, the UK updated its travel advice for Iran, advising against all travel to the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab also called for an “independent, full and transparent” investigation to determine what caused the jet to crash.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Raab said in a statement: “Given the body of information that UIA Flight 752 was shot down by an Iranian Surface to Air Missile, and the heightened tensions, we are now advising British nationals not to travel to Iran. We also recommend against taking a flight to, from and within Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We urgently need a full and transparent investigation to establish what caused the crash.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, including the four British nationals who lost their lives<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran has denied the accusations by Western leaders, with government spokesman Ali Rabiei describing it as a “psychological warfare against Iran”, according to state TV.<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: “All those countries whose citizens were aboard the plane can send representatives and we urge Boeing to send its representative to join the process of investigating the black box.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Fears were sparked by a Ukrainian official, who raised the prospect of the jet possibly having been targeted by an anti-aircraft missile.<\/span><\/p>\n

Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s Security Council, told Ukrainian media that officials had four working theories regarding the crash, including a missile strike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ukrainian investigators have arrived in Iran and are awaiting permission to examine the crash site and look for missile fragments.<\/span><\/p>\n

“A strike by a missile, possibly a Tor missile system, is among the main (theories), as information has surfaced on the internet about elements of a missile being found near the site of the crash,” Mr Danilov said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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