He stated this on the air of IRIB TV2.

“These words are completely irrational,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.

He also commented on media reports that debris had allegedly been found near the plane.

"This is not true. Perhaps some social networks are trying to inflate this topic, ”Abedzade said.

Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Ottawa had intelligence information indicating that the Ukrainian Boeing in Tehran was shot down by an Iranian ground-to-air missile.