Iran Launches Consecutive Missile Attacks on Ukrainian Passenger Plane at 30-Second Intervals

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] It has been confirmed through video footage that the Iranian military fired two missiles at 30-second intervals when they shot down the Ukrainian passenger plane. The Iranian government is making every effort to manage the passenger plane shootdown incident, but is struggling to quell the backlash.

On the 14th (local time), The New York Times (NYT) released a video showing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps firing two missiles on the 8th. Security cameras captured the scene of two missile launches and the passenger plane being shot down. There was a 30-second interval between the launch of the first missile and the second missile.

Security camera footage captured during the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, released by The New York Times (NYT) on the 14th (local time). According to the video, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard fired the second missile 30 seconds after launching the first missile. The passenger plane hit by the first missile caught fire and crashed after being struck by the second missile. (Screenshot from NYT website)

The video explained why the transponder was not functioning even before the passenger plane crashed. After the first missile was fired, the transponder malfunctioned, and then the second missile caused the passenger plane to catch fire and crash. Furthermore, both missiles failed to explode the passenger plane in midair. The video showed the passenger plane catching fire and being shot down.

At the time, the Ukrainian passenger plane had taken off from Tehran Airport and was traveling along its normal route.

The Iranian government decided to form a special tribunal regarding the missile shootdown of the Ukrainian passenger plane. The Iranian government arrested individuals related to the passenger plane shootdown. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on state television, "The judiciary will form a special tribunal to determine the facts with experts," adding, "This accident is not the fault of just one person who pressed the missile launch button."

The Iranian government stated that it had arrested individuals related to the passenger plane shootdown but did not disclose specific details.

Although the Iranian government, which initially denied the shootdown, is responding swiftly, protests criticizing the government and military continue for the third day in Tehran.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.