• Demonstrators chant while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators chant while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
  • A mini bus passes at the site of US drone attack that killed the Iranian general Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, the deputy leader of the Popular Mobilization Forces militia, at the main road of Baghdad international Airport in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    A mini bus passes at the site of US drone attack that killed the Iranian general Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, the deputy leader of the Popular Mobilization Forces militia, at the main road of Baghdad international Airport in Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • A view of the site of US drone attack that killed Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis in Baghdad. EPA
    A view of the site of US drone attack that killed Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis in Baghdad. EPA
  • Placards carrying an obituary notice and the pictures of slain Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis at the site of US drone attack in Baghdad. EPA
    Placards carrying an obituary notice and the pictures of slain Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis at the site of US drone attack in Baghdad. EPA
  • A view of the site of US drone attack that killed Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis in Baghdad. EPA
    A view of the site of US drone attack that killed Qassem Suleimani and Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis in Baghdad. EPA
  • Demonstrators chant while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators chant while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
  • A woman reacts during a memorial service at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario on January 12, 2020 for the victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight 752 which was shot down over Iran this past week. AFP
    A woman reacts during a memorial service at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario on January 12, 2020 for the victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight 752 which was shot down over Iran this past week. AFP
  • People commemorate Iranian Revolutionary Guards top commander Qassem Suleimani and Iraq's Hashed Al Shaabi military network deputy chief Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, killed in a US strike a week earlier, at the townhall square in Copenhagen, Denmark. AFP
    People commemorate Iranian Revolutionary Guards top commander Qassem Suleimani and Iraq's Hashed Al Shaabi military network deputy chief Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, killed in a US strike a week earlier, at the townhall square in Copenhagen, Denmark. AFP
  • Demonstrators gather during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators gather during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
  • Police arrive during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
    Police arrive during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators chant while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators chant while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators chant while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators chant while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was unintentionally shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators light candles while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators light candles while gathering during a vigil for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines flight that was shot down by Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, January 11. Bloomberg
  • Iranian protesters chant slogans in front of the British embassy in the capital Tehran on January 12, 2020 following the British ambassador's arrest for allegedly attending an illegal demonstration. Chanting "Death to Britain", up to 200 protesters rallied outside the mission a day after the brief arrest of British ambassador Rob Macaire at a memorial for those killed when a Ukraine airliner was shot down. AFP
    Iranian protesters chant slogans in front of the British embassy in the capital Tehran on January 12, 2020 following the British ambassador's arrest for allegedly attending an illegal demonstration. Chanting "Death to Britain", up to 200 protesters rallied outside the mission a day after the brief arrest of British ambassador Rob Macaire at a memorial for those killed when a Ukraine airliner was shot down. AFP
  • Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) and Mayor of Edmonton Don Iveson hug following Trudeau's speech at a memorial service for the victims of the Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 crash in Iran at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, January 12, 2020. AFP
    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) and Mayor of Edmonton Don Iveson hug following Trudeau's speech at a memorial service for the victims of the Ukrainian Airlines flight PS752 crash in Iran at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, January 12, 2020. AFP
  • Iranian demonstrators hold placards bearing the images of military commander Qassem Suleimani and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in front of the British embassy in the capital Tehran on January 12, 2020. AFP
    Iranian demonstrators hold placards bearing the images of military commander Qassem Suleimani and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in front of the British embassy in the capital Tehran on January 12, 2020. AFP

US-Iran tensions latest updates: Trump says it didn't matter if attack planned by Suleimani was 'imminent' or not

Follow the latest developments after Iran admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian plane and anti-regime demonstrations flared across the country

The National

January 14, 2020

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Iranian police on Monday night denied firing live ammunition at protesters, as demonstrations entered their fourth day after the government admitted it shot down a Ukrainian plane last week.

After days of denial, the Iranian military admitted on Saturday it accidentally shot down the Ukraine International Airlines plane near Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board.

Videos surfaced on social media on Sunday that appeared to show gunshots being fired during demonstrations in Tehran.

Other developments include:

•  US President Donald Trump said it 'doesn't matter' if Suleimani attack was imminent or not

•  Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said UIA aircraft crash victims would be alive if there had been no regional tensions

• Pompeo said Iran is at its "weakest stage"

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