{"id":657,"date":"2020-01-14T01:25:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T06:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/?p=657"},"modified":"2020-01-15T01:10:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T06:10:49","slug":"iran-admits-downing-ukrainian-jet-cites-human-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/iran-admits-downing-ukrainian-jet-cites-human-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran admits downing Ukrainian jet, cites &#8220;human error&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday morning, representatives from Iran acknowledged their government had &#8220;unintentionally&#8221; shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet near Tehran, blaming &#8220;human error&#8221; and the fear of aggression from the United States. The 176 people on board were all killed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said, &#8220;The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake. My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few yours before the Boeing 737-800 jet crashed on Wednesday, Iran launched missiles targeting US troops in Iraqi military bases in response to the US airstrike that killed Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani at a Baghdad airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the crash was &#8220;likely&#8221; Iran&#8217;s doing. 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