The Iranian military's statement said the plane “took the flying posture and altitude of an enemy target” as it came close to an Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps base. It said Revolutionary Guards officials had been ordered to appear on state media and give the public a full explanation. Western analysts often overestimate the capability of parts of the Iranian military, he said. State television in Iran aired footage that it said showed two flight recorder units recovered from the crash site. Processing their data could take more than a month, and the investigation could take up to two years, Hassan Rezaeifar, the head of the Iranian investigation team, said Friday.

Source: International New York Times January 11, 2020 04:05 UTC