Sean Philip Cotter: Iran faces more pressure after apparent jet shootdown: experts
The crash came just a few hours after
Canadian Prime Minister
Iranians and Ukrainians made up most of the other passengers.
"Somebody could have made a mistake on the other side," Trump said, noting the plane was flying in a "pretty rough neighborhood."
It was not immediately clear how the
"If anything it shows how on edge they are," said the
"The fact that they lied about this is going to hurt them with their own public," Rubin told the Herald, adding that the regime likely will face more pressure from its citizens -- who periodically protest the oppressive regime -- over the loss of Iranian life.
Behnam Ben Taleblu of the
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Iranian officials initially blamed a technical malfunction for the crash and ruled out any shootdown.
"It will be really difficult for the
Herald wire services contributed to this report.
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