{"id":52928,"date":"2020-01-13T01:19:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T07:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=52928"},"modified":"2020-01-13T01:19:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T07:19:39","slug":"iran-admits-it-shot-down-ukrainian-airliner-sparking-protests-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/iran-admits-it-shot-down-ukrainian-airliner-sparking-protests-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran admits it shot down Ukrainian airliner, sparking protests in Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"dateline\">&nbsp;(<em>JNS.org<\/em>)<\/span>&nbsp;\u2013 Protesters gathered outside Amirkabir University in Tehran on Saturday night, shouting \u201cKhamenei is over\u201d and calling the government \u201cshameless\u201d after Iran admitted that its forces had shot down a civilian airliner, killing 176 people, and then lied about it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52929\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52929\" class=\"wp-image-52929 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495.jpg 880w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/169;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52929\" class=\"wp-image-52929 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Iran-crash-880x495.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-52929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bodies are removed from the crash site of a Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger jet near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020. (Photo by Sadegh Nikgostar\/Fars News via Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/ukrainian-airliner-goes-down-in-tehran-killing-176\/\">i<\/a>nitial reports&nbsp;of the crash of the Ukraine International Flight PS 752, a Boeing 737 which crashed shortly after takeoff in Tehran on Wednesday, Iran\u2019s Road and Transportation Ministry claimed that the crash was caused by \u201ctechnical difficulties.\u201d However, Western intelligence reports pointed to Iranian culpability as tension escalated between Iran and the United States following the killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3.<ins class=\"adsbygoogle JNS_InArticle_1\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8573325940152694\" data-ad-slot=\"JNS\/JNS_InArticle_1\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_expand\"><ins id=\"aswift_2_anchor\"><\/ins><\/ins><\/ins><\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s military released a statement Saturday morning admitting its \u201cunforgivable mistake,\u201d and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Sunday that Iran knew right from the start what had happened, but tried to cover it up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran lied. Just as they lied about their secret nuclear program, they are lying now about the downing of the Ukrainian aircraft,\u201d said Netanyahu. \u201cThey knew from the start that they had downed it. They knew that it was an unintentional downing, but they lied intentionally. They deceived the entire world. This is completely contrary to how a civilized country should act and we send our condolences to the victims of Iran\u2019s deception and negligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu noted the courage of the Iranian people who have taken to the streets, demonstrating against the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey deserve freedom, liberty and the ability to live in security and peace, all of which the regime denies them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli prime minister also commended U.S. President Donald Trump for \u201cimposing new and very harsh sanctions against this regime,\u201d calling on Britain, France and Germany to join the American effort.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. president conveyed his support for the protesters on Twitter, writing, \u201cWe are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your courage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to go to the Security Council, and there they need to activate the sanctions that have been decided upon. I would like to reiterate: Israel will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the protests, the U.K.\u2019s ambassador to Iran, Robert Macaire, was arrested for \u201cinciting\u201d protesters, but was released after a few hours, according to Iran\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Tasnim<\/em>&nbsp;news agency. The U.K.\u2019s foreign secretary called the arrest a \u201cflagrant violation of international law\u201d and \u201cwithout grounds or explanation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government of Iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts from the ground on the ongoing protests by the Iranian people. There can not be another massacre of peaceful protesters, nor an internet shutdown. The world is watching,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Following the Iranian announcement, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was \u201coutraged and furious,\u201d and demanded that Tehran \u201ctake full responsibility\u201d for the \u201chorrific\u201d incident, in which 57 Canadians lost their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Though various IRGC leaders have expressed sorrow over the incident, claiming that there was a breakdown in communication and a missile operator had mere seconds to decide whether to fire, various Western figures have cast doubt on this claim as well.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"Email\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Iran%20admits%20it%20shot%20down%20Ukrainian%20airliner%2C%20sparking%20protests%20in%20Tehran\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[184,8790,8795,3186,8788,4413],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52928"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52928"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52931,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52928\/revisions\/52931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}