Protesters in Iran are demanding that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei steps down, after the country's military admitted to accidentally downing a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board.
A child's shoe is pictured on January 8, 2020 at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed shortly after take-off near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed shortly after leaving Imam Khomeini International Airport in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday. It came days after President Donald Trump ordered adrone strike in Iraq to kill QassemSoleimani, the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, on January 3, escalating tensions between the countries.

On Saturday afternoon, thousands of people gathered in Tehran's main squares as meetings organized on social media to mourn the dead transformed into protests against the military's mistake, The New York Times reported. Chants in videos seen on social media by the newspaper included "Death to liars!", "Death to the dictator!" and "You have no shame."

An angry crowd in front of AmirKabir university in the city appeared to chant "Commander-in-chief (Khamenei) resign, resign" in a video, according to Reuters. The news agency said it could not verify the authenticity of the video footage.
The semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency, which is linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, demanded those responsible be held accountable, and said the shortcomings of the country's leaders had made the "tragedy twice as bitter," according to The New York Times.
Earlier in the day, angry Iranians took to social media to ask why civilians had become the victims of their country's "harsh revenge," according to The New York Times. Following the death of the top military commander, Iranian officials pledged to exact vengeance against the U.S.. Last week, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei promised harsh revenge against the "criminals" who killed Soleimani, Reuters reported. The Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations MajidTakhtRavanchi made a similar threat in an interview with CNN last week, as did AbdollahAraghi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on Thursday, The New York Times reported citing Iran's Tasnim news agency.
Freelance journalist Mojtaba Fathi tweeted, according to a translation: "They were supposed to take their harsh revenge against America, not the people."
Iran had initially denied reports that one if its missiles hit the aircraft. But on Thursday, U.S. officials told Newsweek they suspected that Iran's anti-aircraft systems had struck the Ukrainian flight, accidentally killing the passengers and crew on board. Of those killed, 82 were Iranian, 63 were Canadian and 11 were Ukrainian, 10 were Swedish, seven were Afghan, and three were German nationals.
On Saturday morning, Iran's military said, in a statement published by the official IRNA news agency that an investigation had revealed it had in fact downed the Ukrainian passenger jet "unintentionally, due to human error."
It explained its airforce defense units were on high alert after Soleimani's death. In "such a sensitive and critical situation" the Ukrainian aircraft had "moved very close to a sensitive military spot" belonging to Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The "altitude and the direction of the flight's movement were like an enemy target," the statement read.
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani tweeted on Saturday: "The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake. My thoughts and prayers go to all the mourning families. I offer my sincerest condolences."

Don't fight the thin air just because you're in possession of assorted tools. I blame those who sold the equipment to Iran the first place

Hmmm! The revolution in Iran gathering momentum...

This is terrible!

Another Iranian revolution like that of 1978 is on the way.meanwhile, the Nigerian Shiites were just protesting senselessly.

Nothing will come out of the protest

This is what happens when a person wakes up in America and threaten other nations with war. The innocent suffers

Racoon:
Another Iranian revolution like that of 1978 is on the way.

40 years ago the revolution brought in ayatollah this might take him out, but I doubt it because this regime has got Iranians by the balls

Iranians should not be led astray by non-issues.

A divided house is not what they need at this moment lest they lose sight of the goal and forget that the true enemy is the U.S of A.

In retrospect, this error was made in good faith and in the best interest of the security of their nation.

It's so hard to lead humans.

Let the war begin....

Iran is a country with great Citizens but Mad , and Wicked Leadership..

The Leaders does not care about the lives of its citizens at all at all

Right from the Protest that took place few months ago, the Leaders killed its citizens and cut off internet services so that it will not be uploaded... a whole lot of citizens lost their lives with no sympathy from the government..

Secondly During the Burial of the late Irgc commander, over 50 persons lost their lives with nothing tangible or sympathy from the government..

Now, because of its craziness it shoots down a whole Aeroplane.. killing 176 families....
The Worst was that they kept denying and talking thrash despite it knowing it did it..

Go to press tv and see the Trash that's being said there....

I’m just waiting for our arewa brothers and sisters that protested in Abuja. What do y’all have to say sirs and mas.

I just dey imagine Iran near 9ja and by mistake throw missiles wey land inside Asorock when all ministers, politicians, governors, SSAs, and Baba Bubu they hold meeting.
How 9ja for be now?

Only if the protest will bring back the lost souls but, if reverse is the case, then, it's as useless as "P" Psychology.

Na wa

I hope this protest won't lead to something else.

Na wao

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Why is it that wherever they are, it's always tears, blood and mourning....why?

This religion of "piss" have never contributed to human advancement in this age of rapid human development in science and tech other than terrorism, senseless killings and mass murder.

God punish the rapist and satanist wherever he may be for bringing this evil as a religion upon mankind.

Corrections:
Hmmm! The revolution in Iran gathering momentum...

Or you meant to say that the CIA is carrying out Operation Ajax 2.0 again.

Righteousness89:
Iran is a country with great Citizens but Mad , and Wicked Leadership..

The Leaders does not care about the lives of its citizens at all at all

Right from the Protest that took place few months ago, the Leaders killed its citizens and cut off internet services so that it will not be uploaded... a whole lot of citizens lost their lives with no sympathy from the government..

Secondly During the Burial of the late Irgc commander, over 50 persons lost their lives with nothing tangible or sympathy from the government..

Now, because of its craziness it shoots down a whole Aeroplane.. killing 176 families....
The Worst was that they kept denying and talking thrash despite it knowing it did it..

Go to press tv and see the Trash that's being did there....

Everything u wrote up there can be said of ur country xcept ofcos, ur country is too poor to afford a missile.
Remove the log in ur eyes before crying for Argentina abi Iran sef

The most annoying thng was that no single character of America descent was caught in the behemotic undoing of the Iranian terrorists. They wasted the lives of innocent beings in their desperation to "harshly avenge" the death of a Chief terrorist.
Ayatollah has to pay for this humongus show of shame with such immamoth catastrophic outcome.

There are still sane characters in Iran tho




"Leaders start war any time they want, some for their right, some for fun........and let the people die for the wrongs that they do"
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The prophecy is about to happen

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Righteousness89:
Iran is a country with great Citizens but Mad , and Wicked Leadership..

The Leaders does not care about the lives of its citizens at all at all

Right from the Protest that took place few months ago, the Leaders killed its citizens and cut off internet services so that it will not be uploaded... a whole lot of citizens lost their lives with no sympathy from the government..

Secondly During the Burial of the late Irgc commander, over 50 persons lost their lives with nothing tangible or sympathy from the government..

Now, because of its craziness it shoots down a whole Aeroplane.. killing 176 families....
The Worst was that they kept denying and talking thrash despite it knowing it did it..

Go to press tv and see the Trash that's being did there....

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The Americans shutdown an Iranian civilian airliner about 3 decades ago. The Americans claimed it was a mistake.

Iran has gotten their revenge as majority of the passengers were westerners.

America and Israel will capitalize on.this to destablize Iran
I forsee instability in iran

MudRaker:
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The Americans shutdown an Iranian civilian airliner about 3 decades ago. The Americans claimed it was a mistake.

Iran has gotten their revenge as majority of the passengers were westerners.

Really?

How many Americans died on the plane.

Their Nigerian Counterparts should replicate same here too

OBAGADAFFI:


Really?

How many Americans died on the plane.

This was no mistake but a deliberate and planned vendetta .

Ukraine falls under the western US led NATO sphere. Ukraine Airlines and other Ukrainian firms are not bound by US sanctions on Iran. The Ukrainian airline serves most western bound and inbound travellers to Iran.

Iran has vowed to retaliate and by God they will.

Next target will be Israeli and Saudi.

MudRaker:
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The Americans shutdown an Iranian civilian airliner about 3 decades ago. The Americans claimed it was a mistake.

Iran has gotten their revenge as majority of the passengers were westerners.

you talk like an ignorant idiot. why not visit Google to ascertain the death toll by country again.

marvelous000:

you talk like an ignorant idiot. why not visit Google to ascertain the death toll by country again.

You are a moronic imbecille

And most of the canadian citizens that died were Iranians who migrated to Canada, very sad,..I saw some very sorry and ignorant comments...kaiiiii na wa o.

GamalNasser:
The prophecy is about to happen

what prophecy. If you can't reply here you can quote me on a dead thread