(Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) – The U.S. is promising to take “appropriate action” in response to its assessment that an Iranian missile was responsible for downing a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran.
Iran denies that one of its missiles hit a Ukrainian airplane that crashed near Tehran this week, killing all 176 aboard.
Western leaders say the plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by an Iranian surface-to-air missile.
The crash came after Iran launched ballistic missiles on two American bases in Iraq in retaliation for the U.S. killing of its top general in a drone strike.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday the U.S. believes the plane was likely shot down by an Iranian missile.
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