Ukraine confirms the authenticity of a leaked recording between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot. It purports to show that Iranian authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a jetliner after takeoff from Tehran, killing 176.
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2020, file photo, rescue workers search the scene where a Ukrainian plane crashed in Shahedshahr, southwest of Tehran, Iran. The downing of a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran highlights the limits of the civilian arm of Iran's government against the absolute power of the Shiite theocracy and the paramilitary forces beneath it.
In Tehran on Monday, the head of the Iranian investigation team, Hassan Rezaeifar, acknowledged the recording was legitimate and said that it was handed over to Ukrainian officials. “A series of lights like ... yes, it is missile, is there something?” the pilot calls out to the controller.The pilot responds that he saw the light by the Payam airport, near where the Guard’s Tor M-1 anti-aircraft missile was launched from. The controller says nothing has been reported to them, but the pilot remains insistent.“Don’t you see anything anymore?” the controller asks.
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