U.S. Investigators May go to Iran, But Role Remains Fraught
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The U.S. government has vowed to clear the way for participation by its investigators in Iran’s probe of this week’s jetliner crash, but that’s just the first step in a highly volatile situation.
Investigators must navigate the unstable political waters that led to dueling missile strikes between the two nations and an authoritarian government that has been accused of causing the fiery crash with an inadvertent missile strike.