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The downing of a civilian jet only adds to Tehran’s desperation

10 January 2020

9:09 PM

10 January 2020

9:09 PM

Drama and tragedy continue to envelop Iran. Just hours after the regime struck two US bases in Iraq on Wednesday, Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed after taking off from Tehran en route to Kyiv. All 176 passengers and crew members on board were killed.

Iran almost immediately claimed that the plane had suffered a technical malfunction but this was greeted with scepticism.

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