Iran news: Trump Iran showdown to blame for plane crash deaths, says Trudeau

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Justin Trudeau has blamed the showdown between Donald Trump and Iran’s leaders for the deaths of 176 people killed when their plane was shot down over Tehran.

The Canadian leader said those who died when the aircraft was downed by an Iranian missile could have been “right now home with their families” if it was not for escalating tensions in the region.

All 176 people on board the Ukrainian airliner, including 57 Canadians, were killed when it crashed to the ground after taking off from Tehran’s international airport on January 7.

The US killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad in a January 3 drone strike prompted Iran to launch a missile attack on Iraqi bases housing US troops on January 8 - hours before the passenger jet was shot down.

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