Iran's supreme leader will lead Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time since 2012, as the Islamic Republic deals with fallout from the killing of its top general in a US airstrike and anger at its accidental shootdown of a passenger plane.
January 17, 2020 GMT
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader will deliver a Friday sermon in Tehran for the first time since 2012, as the Islamic Republic grapples with the fallout from the targeted killing of its top general in a U.S. airstrike and popular anger at its accidental shootdown of a passenger plane. Authorities concealed their role in the tragedy for three days, initially blaming the crash on a technical problem. Their admission of responsibility, which security forces dispersed with live ammunition and tear gas.
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