با توجه به اعلام مقامات نظامی ایران مبنی بر ساقط شدن غیر عمدی هواپیما با موشک (درحالی که دولت ایران ابتدا آن را تکذیب کرده بود) #نیچر این خبر خود را ویرایش و به روز رسانی کرد.
The Iranian government at first denied such reports. But on 11 January, the country's military announced that it had unintentionally shot down the plane. "The Islamic Republic of Iran deeply regrets this disastrous mistake," Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said on Twitter. "Investigations continue to identify & prosecute this great tragedy & unforgivable mistake