北京時間今天上午，伊朗軍方通過國家媒體發表聲明，承認1月8日在德黑蘭機場附近墜毀的烏克蘭國際航空公司波音737-800型飛機系因伊朗武裝力量「人為錯誤」擊落。
伊朗軍方聲明陳述了誤擊事件的背景及過程，具體要點包括：
1.在烏航客機墜毀後，伊朗軍方在第一時間（immediately）組建了調查團隊，此次聲明為軍方該團隊的調查結果。
2.事件發生時，由於地區局勢緊張，伊朗武裝力量處於最高戒備狀態（at the utmost level of readiness and alert）。
3.在伊朗向位於伊拉克的美軍基地發動飛彈攻擊後數小時，美軍空中力量靠近伊朗邊境動作增加，伊朗軍方收到諸多關於美軍可能對伊進行空中打擊的警報，伊軍雷達監測到更多目標，防空部隊更為敏感（increased sensitivity in air defenses）。
4.在此情況下，烏航客機當天從德黑蘭霍梅尼國際機場起飛後轉向時，接近伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊的一處「高度敏感」設施，被伊防空部隊誤認為敵對目標而擊落。
5.伊朗武裝力量對於此次人為錯誤道歉，並將對相關工作進行改革，以避免發生此類事故。
以下為聲明英文版全文：
Following the tragic crash of a Boeing 737 Ukrainian airliner in early Wednesday which happened amid missile strikes against US military base and considering the possibility of a military action in the accident, the Armed Forces Staff immediately formed an inspection team independent of Civil Aviation Organization and the detailed results of the team’s review is as follows:
1. Following threats made by the American president and military commanders on attacking targets on the soil of the Islamic Republic in case of Iran’s response, and due to unprecedented movements in the region’s airspace, Iranian Armed Forces were at the utmost level of readiness and alert.
2. Hours after the missile strike operation [of IRGC against US base], aircraft flights of US terrorist forces increased near Iranian borders and also some news of air threats against the country’s strategic centers were delivered to defense units and some targets were seen on radars which caused increased sensitivity in air defenses.
3. In such sensitive and critical conditions, flight No 752 of Ukraine International Airlines departs from Imam Khomeini Airport and while changing direction, it completely resembles a hostile target approaching a sensitive center of IRGC. In these circumstances, due to human error and unintentionally, the plane was targeted which unfortunately led to the martyrdom of a host of dear compatriots and loss of lives of a number of foreign nationals.
4. Offering condolences to the family of victims and expressing apologies over the human error, Iranian Armed Forces Staff assures the nation that it will make re-occurrence of such incidents impossible through conducting fundamental modifications in operations』 processes of the Armed Forces and that it will hand over the culprit to the military court.
5. It was also announced to related officials in IRGC to take to the IRIB and provide the nation with a detailed explanation.
當地時間1月8日，烏克蘭國際航空公司一架波音737型客機從德黑蘭霍梅尼國際機場起飛前往烏克蘭首都基輔，但起飛不久後墜毀，機上近180人無一生還。
伊朗軍方聲明表示，當時該航班離開霍梅尼國際機場時靠近了伊朗伊斯蘭革命衛隊的一個敏感的軍事中心，並「處於敵機的高度」。當時正值輪換，且該中心處於高度警戒狀態。在此情況下，飛機因人為失誤操作被擊中。
伊朗總統魯哈尼隨後表示，伊朗方面將繼續調查這起「巨大的悲劇和不可原諒的錯誤」。
魯哈尼在社交媒體上發文表示，「武裝部隊的內部調查得出結論，令人遺憾的是，由於人為失誤發射的飛彈導致了可怕的烏克蘭客機墜機事件，以及176名無辜者的死亡。調查工作將繼續，以查明這一巨大的悲劇和不可原諒的錯誤。」
伊朗外長扎裡夫也在社交媒體上發文致歉。
扎裡夫發文表示，「悲傷的一天，伊朗武裝部隊內部調查的初步結論：美國的冒險主義引發了危機時的人為錯誤，從而導致了災難。我們對我們的人民、所有受害者的家庭以及其他受影響的國家表示深切的遺憾，歉意和慰問。」
伊朗方面幾天以來一直否認有飛彈擊落飛機。但隨後美國和加拿大方面援引情報稱，他們認為伊朗擊落了這架飛機。