{"id":779461,"date":"2020-01-09T17:41:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2020\/01\/09\/us-believes-ukraine-airliner-accidentally-brought-down-by-iran\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T17:41:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:41:14","slug":"us-believes-ukraine-airliner-accidentally-brought-down-by-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/01\/09\/us-believes-ukraine-airliner-accidentally-brought-down-by-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"US believes Ukraine airliner accidentally brought down by Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/media-reference:2d4fcd64063349919de0f26c3f4dcbe7.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-more-body\" data-reactid=\".2bbyljwn2sc.1.e.0.0.0.5.1\"><!--sse--><!-- C-ON- TEXT_CONTENT_START --><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON &#8211; A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian air defenses, U.S. officials said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>One U.S. official said U.S. satellites had detected the launch of two missiles shortly before the plane crashed, followed by evidence of an explosion. 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