DISINFO: PS752: The Iranian air-defence might have believed the aircraft was hijacked
SUMMARY
The [air-defence] system operator [—] considered the plane a ‘military threat’ because it may have been hijacked for a 9/11-style attack, got under control via a cyber-attack and/or used as a cover for a pinpoint missile strike.
RESPONSE
Conspiracy theory about the downing of the Ukrainian flight PS 752.
Iran has recognised that its military forces unintentionally shot down the passenger jet. On January 11, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani wrote on Twitter: “Armed Forces’ internal investigation has concluded that regrettably, missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of the Ukrainian plane & death of 176 innocent people.”
Earlier, intelligence services of Canada and the United States informed that the Ukrainian plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile minutes after departure from the Tehran airport.
Find here the EU statement regarding the incident.