Ukrainian Plane Tragedy Challenges Tehran’s Narrative Of 1988 US Shoot-Down Of Iranian Airliner – Analysis

By Golnaz Esfandiari*

(RFE/RL) — Iran’s unintentional downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet that killed 176 people, including many Iranians, has invoked memories of a similar tragedy: the 1988 U.S. shoot-down of an Iranian plane over the Strait of Hormuz that killed all 290 people on board, including 66 children.

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