Iran envoy to UK 'confident' plane not hit by missile

Iranian ambassor to United Kingdom told British brocaster Sky News on Friday that he was "very clear and confident" that Iran h t downed a Ukrainain passenger plane on Wednesday.

Hamid Baeidinej told brocaster that missile was launched in that area at that time.

Western leers have said plane appeared to have been unintentionally hit by a surface-to-air missile near Tehran, just hours after Iran launched a series of ballistic missiles at two US bases in Iraq to avenge killing of its top general in an American airstrike last week.

Iran has denied allegations and has called on US and Cana to share any information y have on crash.