Fears of imminent war between Iran and the United States have sparked following the US’ assassination of Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleimani in an air raid at Baghdad’s international airport on January 3.
In retaliation, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at the Ain al-Asad airbase in Iraq’s Anbar province and a military facility in Erbil on Wednesday.
Hours later, a Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 bound for Kyiv crashed minutes after takeoff from the Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, adding to the tension.
Canadian, US and UK officials have said intelligence indicated that an Iranian missile brought down the airliner, a conclusion dismissed by Iran.
“All these reports are a psychological warfare against Iran,” Iranian state TV quoted government spokesman Ali Rabiei in a statement.
Global News 
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