Iran’s government has denied a cover-up after it took several days for regime officials to admit that a Ukraine International Airlines plane was shot down, killing everyone on board including 82 Iranians, which triggered widespread protests across the country.
“In these sorrowful days, many criticisms were directed at relevant officials and authorities ... some officials were even accused of lying and a cover-up but, in all honesty, that was not the case,” government spokesman Ali Rabiei said via state-run television on Monday morning, as reported by Qatar-backed Al Jazeera.
