Iran denied a “cover-up” Monday after taking days to reveal an airliner was accidentally shot down last week, a disaster that sparked demonstrations and calls for a fully transparent investigation. The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 was brought down by a missile shortly after taking off Wednesday from Tehran, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. On the diplomatic front, Iran warned Britain against “interference” in its affairs late Monday, signalling it could expel the UK’s ambassador, in an escalating row over his attendance at a vigil for those who died that turned into a demonstration.
