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Brinkmanship, nerves and 176 civilian deaths: the Iran air disaster
iran ukraine us foreign policy us news world newsThere are suspicions in the west, denials in Tehran, grim echoes for Ukraine, and grief spread far and wideIt was still dark when Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 took off on Wednesday from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. Onboard were 176 people. Most were returning home after holidays spent with families and friends in Iran. They were couples, newlyweds, students.A mother and a daughter – Sahar Hagjjoo and her eight-year-old child Elsa – posed for a photograph together after taking their seats. A sweet one, with the pair relaxed, smiling, a little tired from the early start. Everyone on the plane would have known of the strained diplomatic circumstances swirling before them. Continue reading...
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