Four Nations File UN Complaint Against Iran Over 2020 Plane Crash

The countries accuse Iran of breaching international law by using weapons against a civil aircraft, and have initiated dispute settlement proceedings with the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization.

• Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, and Britain have filed a complaint with the United Nations civil aviation agency against Iran over the 2020 plane crash that killed 176 people, accusing Tehran of 'using weapons against a civil aircraft in flight in breach of its international legal obligations.'
• The Boeing 737-800 was downed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on January 8, 2020, amid rising tensions with the United States following the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
• Iran admitted that its military had targeted the Kyiv-bound plane with two surface-to-air missiles by mistake.
• The four countries have opened 'dispute settlement proceedings' with the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal.
• In July, the multi-nation group appealed their case to the International Court of Justice, seeking reparations from Iran for the victims' families.

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