Iran asks US, France for equipment to download downed plane's black boxes
Iran, which took several days to admit its role in bringing down the plane and faced street protests at home as a result, has given mixed signals about whether it will hand over the recorders.
Rescue team works among debris of a plane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines, that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020.(photo credit: NAZANIN TABATABAEE/WANA VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERS