BREAKING: 'Highly likely' Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner that killed 176 people, U.S. official confirms to ABC News.
January 9, 2020, 5:31 PMEbrahim Noroozi/AP
U.S. intelligence is confident that Iran painted the Ukrainian airliner with radar and fired two surface to air missiles that brought down the aircraft, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.Map shows Ukraine-bound airplane crash near Tehran.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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