Iran final report blames air defense operator error for Ukraine plane crash DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) - Iran's civil aviation body's final report blamed an error by an air defense operator for the accidental downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in 2020 that killed 176 people on board, according to a report posted on its website on Wednesday. "The plane was identified as a hostile target due to a mistake by the air defense operator ... near Tehran and two missiles were fired at it," the report said in its summary. (Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Edmund Blair) ?? IF YOU LOVE ISRAEL - SHARE NEWSRAEL! ?? Source: Reuters