This year to forget began on January 8 at Tehran International Airport. In a dawn of maximum tension in the Middle East for the assassination of General Qasem Soleimaní, five days earlier, and a response with Iranian missiles to a US base a few hours earlier, the PS752 flight of Ukraine International Airlines fell shortly after taking off, with 176 passengers on board. The victims were mostly Iranians with dual nationality, along with Canadian.

After days of denial and evasion, the Revolutionary Guard Air Force would eventually recognize that the massacre was caused by "human error" . Specifically, by the firing of two missiles from a Tor-M1 anti-aircraft battery, stationed near the airfield, whose operator allegedly mistaken the plane for an incoming cruise missile. However, with six months to go since the tragedy that sparked a wave of protests in the Iranian capital, the investigation has not been concluded.

The black boxes of the device , keys to know the circumstances in which the demolition took place, have not been read so far. After months of inconcretion, it was not until Monday when the Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, announced that these would finally be sent to France. "The Islamic Republic of Iran will send the black boxes of the Ukrainian apparatus to France in the coming days to read its information," confirmed Zarif.

The delay, which Tehran has blamed on the coronavirus, had generated anxiety among the victims' relatives, who demand accountability. Some had organized to demand sanctions for what happened, such as the suspension of international flights through Iranian airspace. In early June, the Iranian judiciary announced that six people were arrested for the shooting . Three of them are still behind bars, which, for the Judiciary, proves their "determination" to clarify what happened.

This news comes when Ukraine, which owns the sinister apparatus, announces its intention to bring Iran to international justice if it does not conclude a thorough investigation. "It is not just because of the black boxes," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "They promised other things, too. They must officially apologize. They must pay adequate compensation. Otherwise, we will have no other option - and they know our position - to resort to international courts," he added.

Late Monday, the Canadian Foreign Ministry released its reading of the telephone conversation held that day by Mohammad Javad Zarif and his counterpart, François-Philippe Champagne. In it, Canada reported on the Iranian commitment to deliver the black boxes to France. In addition, Champagne emphasized the need for a "transparent investigation" and Zarif "agreed to start negotiations for compensation" for the victims.

Although it has not been detailed which body will be responsible for reading the black boxes, France is based on BEA, a prestigious government accident investigation agency, considered among the best in the world. A few days earlier, the Minister for Roads and Urban Development, Mohammad Eslami, had announced that the black boxes would be sent to Ukraine. The reasons for this last-minute change have not been detailed.

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