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Anatomy of a lie: How Iran covered up the downing of an airliner

By Farnaz Fassihi
New York Times·
12 mins to read
Anatomy of a lie: How Iran covered up the downing of an airliner
Anatomy of a lie: How Iran covered up the downing of an airliner

For three days, Iranian military officials knew they had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner while the government issued false statements, denying any responsibility.

When the Revolutionary Guard officer spotted what he thought was an unidentified aircraft near Tehran's international airport in Iran, he had seconds to decide whether to pull

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