U.S. and Canadian Officials Saying Iran Missile Shot Down Ukrainian Plane

Ukrainian International Airlines’ Boeing 737 went down in a fiery crash killing 176 people just after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport. Today, U.S. officials are saying it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile was to blame for the tragedy. President Trump dismissed Iran’s initial claim pointing to a mechanical issue and said “somebody could have made a mistake on the other side” as the plane was flying in a “pretty rough neighborhood.” According to the Associated Press, although U.S. officials didn’t release intelligence details, “they acknowledged the existence of satellites and other sensors in the


