"The authorities in Iran are facing bitter criticism over Tuesday's crash of an ageing military transport plane that killed about 110 people.
Reports say the plane had experienced technical problems all morning, causing the take-off to be delayed for hours.
Iranian media also say the pilot had asked twice to return to Mehrabad airport to make an emergency landing, but was refused because it was busy."
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"Iran's media has been scathing about the lack of adequate safety checks said to be a widespread issue in Iran.
The wife of a photographer who was killed in the crash, Mohammad Karbalai, told the conservative Hamshahri newspaper that she had spoken to him shortly before the plane took off.
"The plane should have taken off at seven in the morning. My husband called me from the plane at eight to say there were technical problems. I was very worried," she said.
"I called him back at 10 o'clock, and the plane was still on the ground. He said the pilot was refusing to take off because of technical problems."
Still more.
"The BBC's correspondent in Tehran, Frances Harrison, says some unconfirmed reports claim the pilot himself was unhappy about the condition of the plane and the same plane nearly crashed in the desert a week ago.
Its engines had to be switched on and off five times before it could take off on its final flight, she says."
And after all of that the BBC blame America.
Officials blame the high frequency of crashes on a lack of aviation spare parts due to US sanctions.
"Officials"? Would those be Iranian or BBC officials?
Let's see now, the pilot doesn't want to fly the plane that almost crashed a week ago but is ordered to do so anyway. The plane's takeoff is delayed for 3 hours due to technical difficulties. The pilot is denied an emergency landing twice and eventually crahses. But it's still America's fault.
Just add this to the Case Against the BBC.
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