The aerospace commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday accepted full responsibility for the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet that killed all 176 people on board.
“I take full responsibility and I will obey whatever decision is taken,” Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said in remarks broadcast on state television.
“I would prefer to die rather than witness such an incident.”
Quality journalism cost a lot of money and work input. Yet it ensures the possibility of a fed society, an accountable democracy, and a transparent government.
For continued free access to one of the best investigative journalism in the country, we ask you to consider making modest support to this noble endeavour.
