Iran's FM Mohammad Javad Zarif: ‘We Were Very Close To A War’ | NBC News

Speaking to NBC News’ Richard Engel, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accepted Iran’s responsibility for shooting down a passenger plane over Tehran, but defended his country’s refusal to hand over the aircraft’s black box.
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