Kyiv: A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air- traffic controller and an Iranian pilot shows that authorities knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 people aboard.
Ukraineu2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged the recordingu2019s authenticity in a report aired by a Ukrainian television channel.
After the January 8 disaster, Iranu2019s civilian government maintained for days that it didnu2019t know the countryu2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, had shot down the aircraft. Agencies Recordings show Iran knew jetliner was hit by a missile In Tehran, the head of the Iranian investigation team, Hassan Rezaeifar, acknowledged the recording was legitimate
