While “Iran must take full responsibility,” for downing the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight (PS752) that was brought down by two Russian-made missiles fired as it took off from Tehran airport on January 8, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the escalation of tensions brought about by U.S. actions is also partly to blame.
“I think if there were no tensions, if there was no escalation recently in the region, those Canadians would be right now home with their families,” Mr. Trudeau said in an interview with Canada’s Global television, on January 13. He added that the international community has been “very, very clear about needing to have a non-nuclear Iran” but also in “managing the tensions in the region that are brought about by U.S. actions as well.”