Rouhani adviser says US claims on plane crash ‘media war'
Iranian officials claim they are working with Ukrainian authorities to investigate the plane crash in Tehran but claim US accusations that they shot the plane down themselves is a “media war.”
Iranian officials and media outlets have denied claims they shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing 170 people, and said they are currently cooperating with other countries in their investigation of the incident.
Abbas Mousavi, spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry, said Iran is following “international standards” in their investigation. He added that officials from both Ukraine, which owned the plane, and Boeing, the plane's motor manufacturer, have been invited to participate in the investigation. The National Transportation Safety Board, an independent US government agency responsible for investigating civil transportation accidents, said they had received formal notification from Iran and have assigned a representative to investigate the crash.
