Iran is refusing to hand over the flight data recorders of a Ukrainian airliner it accidentally shot down, despite Kyiv’s demand that the black boxes be sent back home for analysis. The brewing dispute follows domestic anger and international criticism over Tehran’s initial denial of responsibility for the jet’s downing.
Flight PS752 disaster
Wall Street Journal: Iran’s flip-flop over black boxes raises concerns on crash investigation
An image grab from footage obtained from the state-run Iran Press news agency on Jan. 10, 2020 shows what Iran's civil aviation says is the black box of the Ukrainian airline flight that crashed near Tehran killing all 176 on board.