TEHRAN, Jan 12 — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards chief briefed parliament today over the killing of a top general by the US, Tehran’s retaliation and the subsequent downing of an airliner, ISNA news agency said. Major General Hossein Salami addressed the members of the Majles in a closed session,...
Those killed in the air disaster were mainly Iranians and Canadians. — Reuters pic
Salami had been due to explain the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Guards’ foreign operations arm, in a January 3 US drone strike in Baghdad, ISNA reported as the session got underway. Those killed in the air disaster were mainly Iranians and Canadians, including dual nationals. Many were students.
Following today’s session, parliament speaker Ali Larijani asked the Majles’ security and foreign policy commission to examine the “grave incident” and how to prevent such disasters from occurring again.
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