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tblue37

(65,502 posts) Sun Jan 12, 2020, 06:29 PM Jan 2020

Horrifying reason why Iran didn't ground commercial flights:

Link to tweet

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Horrifying reason why Iran didn't ground commercial flights: (Original Post) tblue37 Jan 2020 OP

"allegedly" means it just made up nt msongs Jan 2020 #1

Given the guy is a long-time Iran critic and sympathizer with the Iranian Royal Family TheRealNorth Jan 2020 #3

Iran Intl's 2nd tweet is saying doing so would reduce likelihood of retaliation Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 #2

msongs

(67,465 posts)

1. "allegedly" means it just made up nt

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2020, 06:35 PM

Jan 2020

TheRealNorth

(9,500 posts)

3. Given the guy is a long-time Iran critic and sympathizer with the Iranian Royal Family

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 12, 2020, 07:06 PM

Jan 2020

And his association with internationalist neoliberal groups , you have to take what he says with a mountain of salt.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/01/08/persias-little-prince-2/

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

2. Iran Intl's 2nd tweet is saying doing so would reduce likelihood of retaliation

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Jan 12, 2020, 06:48 PM

Jan 2020

Link to tweet

Iran International English ✔ @IranIntl_En

· 11h
Exclusive: According to our sources, IRGC decided not to close Iran's air space as a defensive tactic against any potential retaliation by the US in response to Iran attacking the US bases in Iraq. #UkrainePlaneCrash

Iran International English ✔ @IranIntl_En

IRGC's assumption was that keeping the air space open to commercial flights would reduce the likelihood of the US responding to Iran's missile attack. #UkrainePlaneCrash

6:33 AM - Jan 12, 2020

No other way to spin that - human shields. Explains why Iran is trying desperately to change the narrative on this.

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