Originally Posted by
retired guy
Doubt they have expertise
R Guy
On this purpose, news agency Interfax-Ukraine, in a yesteray's article, stated that Iranian authorities (specifically Hassan Rezaifer) had previously explicitly declared that they didn't have the technology to process the flight recorders (article says 'as it was a contemporary Boeing').
Canadian minister Champagne (yesterday's video available on line) invited again Iran to give the flight recorders either to France or to Ukraine, and (reasonably worried) added that Iran has to "choose its path... either they go to a path of transparency, accountability, and taking full responsibility..."
A side note for ATC Watcher: Danilov (Ukranian authority) stated in that same article I quoted earlier, dated January 11th, that there were conversations with the ATC, but that they "ceased immediately" (due to the missile strike, says Danilov).
Judging by subsequent statements by Ruvin (he said that on Januery 10th that a part of the Ukr. investigators tried to get access to ATC recordings in Teheran), it's possible that they really got access to them (and that's why Danilov says "conversations ceased immediately")
Exact words: Danilov "We consider this (the missile attack) a proven fact. For this reason those comunications (in Russian they call them 'negotiations", i.e. with the ATC), that our pilots had to carry out, ceased immediately".