Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionStudents at Shahid Beheshti university in Tehran refused to walk over US and Israeli flags in an apparent show of defiance against Iran's government Iran's leaders have faced a second day of protests following their admission the military shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board, many of them Iranians. Protesters in Tehran and in several other cities chanted slogans against the leadership. Clashes with security forces and…

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Chris Levi’s fellow soldiers were sure he was dead. The Humvee he commanded in Baghdad had been torn apart by a projectile, and so had his body. When he awoke several minutes later, he followed his training, trying to assess his injuries. “I tried to wiggle my toes, and I couldn’t move them,” he recalled. Fearing he had been paralyzed, he reached down to feel his lower body. “It’s kind of hard to describe,” he said. “You…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Iranians were angered by officials who initially denied shooting down a plane outside Tehran After days of denial, the Iranian authorities admitted that a crash involving a Ukrainian International Airlines jetliner was caused by human error. The incident on Wednesday came just hours after Iran had launched a series of ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases hosting US troops, in a bid to avenge the killing of senior commander Qasem Soleimani. It was amid these…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA crowd gathered outside Amir Kabir university, calling for resignations and accusing officials of lying Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in Iran's capital, Tehran, to vent anger at officials, calling them liars for having denied shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane. Protests took place outside at least two universities, with tear gas reportedly fired. US President Donald Trump tweeted support for the "inspiring" protests. Iran on Saturday admitted downing…

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said questions remain about Iran’s downing of a Ukrainian plane that killed all 176 aboard, including 57 Canadians, and that he expected full cooperation in the ongoing investigation. Iran said earlier on Saturday that it shot down the plane in error. “Canada and the world still have many questions, questions that must be answered,” Trudeau said in a news conference. “It is absolutely necessary that Canada participate in this investigation.…

Image copyright EPA Image caption Kimia Alizadeh won a landmark bronze medal in taekwondo in the 2016 Rio Olympics Iran's only female Olympic medallist, Kimia Alizadeh, says she has defected. Alizadeh, 21, posted on social media that she had left Iran because she didn't want to be part of "hypocrisy, lies, injustice and flattery". She described herself as "one of the millions of oppressed women in Iran". Alizadeh did not say where she was, amid reports that she has been…

The morning after Iranian missiles fell on bases housing American troops in Iraq, the president will discuss what comes next in the confrontation with Tehran. WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to address the nation at 11 a.m. from the White House to discuss the confrontation with Iran as the world waited to see if he and Tehran will pull back from the edge of a wider war. His statement will come the morning after Iran fired a reported 22 ballistic…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe PM said the government would work to prevent an escalation of violence Boris Johnson has said General Qasem Soleimani, killed by a US drone strike last week, had "the blood of British troops on his hands". He told the Commons the Iranian general was also responsible for a string of attacks on innocent civilians but called for "urgent de-escalation". He warned Iran not to repeat "reckless" attacks after ballistic missiles were…