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Two surface-to-air missile launches were detected by a U.S. spy satellite from an Iranian battery near the airport minutes after the jet took off, followed by an explosion near the plane, said a person familiar with the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

The Russian-made SA-15 missile, also known as a Gauntlet or a Tor, is suspected of being involved. They are short-range weapons designed to attack planes, helicopters and other airborne targets.

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The Washington Post obtained a video that allegedly shows the moment the airliner was struck in midair. The video, first published by the New York Times, purportedly shows a missile intercepting the aircraft near the city of Parand, followed by a loud boom.

But Abedzadeh said that video “cannot be confirmed.”

The crash, which killed all 176 people on board, including 63 Canadians, comes at a time of heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran, whose economy has been crippled by an American economic embargo. The U.S. Friday announced a fresh wave of sanctions against the Iranian regime, and took action against eight Iranian officials who they said were involved in Tuesday’s ballistic missile strikes on an American base in Iraq — strikes which came just hours before the airliner went down. The new sanctions target steel, aluminum, copper and iron, and sectors of the economy such as construction, manufacturing, textiles and mining.

Asked if he believed Iran shot it down the plane with a missile, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday doubled down on the U.S. line, saying, “we do believe that it is likely.”