Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters Friday that the United States believes a Ukrainian jetliner was “likely ... shot down by Iranian missiles” before it crashed in Iran earlier this week, killing everyone on board.
“When we get the results of that investigation I am confident we and the world will take an appropriate response,” he remarked. Iran, via state-run media outlets, has denied claims that it was responsible for downing the plane, which had 176 people on board and went down shortly after taking off from the Tehran airport.
