Iran blames misalignment and bad communication for shooting down Ukrainian jet

A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorisation all led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, according to a new report.

Released late on Saturday by Iran’s Civil Aviation Organisation, it comes months after the January 8 crash near Tehran that killed all 176 people on board.

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