Canada, others nations push Iran on downed airliner probe

Diplomats from nations that lost citizens when Iran shot down a Ukraine International Airlines plane pushed Iran’s foreign minister Saturday for more cooperation from Tehran on the investigation and other issues. Amid heightened tensions with the US, Iran said it accidentally shot the aircraft down Jan 8 after mistaking it for an incoming missile attack. Iran has not turned over the black boxes or committed to compensation for the victims. Diplomats pressed Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for action in a meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Canadian foreign minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said. "We pressed Iran on the need for a thorough, transparent and credible investigation in full compliance with the Convention on Civil Aviation,” he said. <br/>