Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh has said that before the shooting down of a Ukraine International Airlines plane in Iran, IRGC requested the establishment of a no-fly zone due to the war situation in the country.
UkrInform: Iranian military says requested no-fly zone before downing plane
(FILES) In this file photo taken on Jan. 8, 2020 people and rescue teams are pictured amid bodies and debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on Jan. 8 killing everyone on board.
