WASHINGTON — United States intelligence agencies believe that at least one Iranian missile accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner over Iran this week, American officials said on Jan. 9, a tragic coda to escalated military conflict between Washington and Tehran.
New York Times: US believes Iranian missile accidentally shot down Ukrainian jet
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Red Crescent on Jan. 8, 2020 shows rescue teams working at the scene after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. - All 176 people on board a Ukrainian passenger plane were killed when it crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran on Jan. 8.
