Middle East

Growing Public Evidence Suggests Ukrainian Jetliner Was Hit By Missile

6:04pm January 10, 2020

by Geoff Brumfiel

As investigators learn more about what happened to a Ukrainian International Airlines flight which crashed in Tehran, a growing body of online evidence suggests it was shot out of the sky.

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What Tehran Residents Had To Say As They Went To Friday Prayers

5:29pm January 10, 2020

by Mary Louise Kelly

After a week of intense news, Iranians share their thoughts on tensions between their country and the United States on the way to Friday prayers in Tehran.

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Former NATO Commander On President Trump's Changing Messages About The Alliance

5:29pm January 10, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to retired Adm. James Stavridis, who was also formerly supreme allied commander Europe of NATO, about President Trump's request for NATO to be more involved in the Middle East.

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Canada Processes The Airplane Crash That Killed Many Iranian Canadians

4:48pm January 10, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Muhammad Lila about the ripple effects of loss across the country after a recent plane crash in Iran killed dozens of Canadians of Iranian heritage.

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Taking Stock Of A Breathtaking Week For Iran, Iraq And The U.S.

4:30pm January 10, 2020

The confrontation between the U.S. and Iran has become heated in a country caught between them: Iraq. The U.S. says it's keeping troops there — but it's going to take a lot of diplomacy.

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A child's shoe sits amid the rubble of the Ukrainian jetliner, which carried 176 people to their deaths when it plunged from the sky outside Tehran on Wednesday.

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U.S., Iran Trade Accusations And Denials Amid Tangled Jetliner Probe

2:46pm January 10, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

U.S. and Iranian officials on Friday offered dueling assertions of what caused the crash. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed it on an Iranian missile, while Iran said that was clearly not the case.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (left) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin answer questions about the new round of sanctions against Iran.

Trump Administration Announces More Economic Sanctions Against Iran

1:01pm January 10, 2020

by Brian Naylor

The new restrictions had been promised by the president after Iranian missiles struck an Iraqi air base, threatening American and allied service members this week.

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Evidence Indicates Urkainian Jet Hit By Iranian Missile Strike

7:59am January 10, 2020

NPR's David Greene talks about the Ukraine airline disaster with NPR's Jackie Northam and Mary Schiavo, ex-inspector general of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The incident killed 176 people.

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Recent Events That Increased Tensions Between The U.S. And Iran

6:45am January 10, 2020

by Mary Louise Kelly

Tensions spiked a week ago when an Iranian general was killed in a U.S.-ordered drone strike — Iran retaliated. And, investigators probe whether an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner.

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Evidence Suggests Iranian Missile Brought Down Ukrainian Airliner

5:49am January 10, 2020

by David McGuffin

Canada mourns the deaths of Canadian citizens aboard the Ukrainian jetliner that plunged from the sky near Tehran. Investigators are looking into whether the plane was shot down by an Iranian missile.

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