This was reported by the Iranian news agency Mehr with reference to the words of the head of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran Ali Abedzade.
“We will not hand over black boxes to the manufacturer and the Americans,” the agency quoted him as saying.
According to him, the country to which the recorders will be transferred for decryption has not yet been selected. Along with this, he added that the Ukrainian side may be present during the investigation of the tragedy.
Boeing 737 of a Ukrainian airline crashed on January 8 shortly after departure from Tehran airport. According to some reports, 177 people were on board, no one survived.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky instructed Prosecutor General Ruslan Ryaboshapka to institute criminal proceedings in connection with the plane crash.
Aviation expert, honored military pilot Vladimir Popov, in an interview with Nation News commented on reports of the crash of the Ukrainian airliner in Iran.
More details in the material RT.