The governments of people killed in a jet downed by an Iranian missile are demanding Tehran compensate the families of the victims.
The governments of Canada, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Sweden, and Ukraine all pushed Iran to pay the families of the 176 victims of the passenger jet that was downed on Jan. 8 almost immediately after launching from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, according to Fox News.
“We are here to pursue closure, accountability, transparency, and justice,” Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Thursday after meeting with his counterparts from the other countries involved. The meeting took place in London.
The foreign ministers and other officials agreed that Iran should allow a “thorough, independent, and transparent international investigation.”
Iran admitted to shooting down the Ukrainian flight on Jan. 11, extending condolences to the families of those lost but attempting to shift blame for the accident onto the United States. Iran shot down the jet in the midst of launching missiles at Iraqi military bases where U.S. soldiers were stationed.
Tehran launched ballistic missiles at the Iraqi bases in retaliation for a Jan. 2 U.S. drone strike that killed Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
