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Iran refuses to hand over black box from crashed plane that killed 176

Debris of a plane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines, that crashed after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport.

Iran has refused to release the black boxes from a passenger jet that crashed shortly after take-off killing 176.

The two flight recorders could reveal why the airliner came down in flames so soon after Iran’s ballistic missile strike against US troops.

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