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Iran’s Persistent Sadness
At 6:12 a.m. on Jan. 8, 2020, a Boeing 737-800 took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport after an hourlong delay. It carried 176 passengers and crew, including 15 children. The jetliner belonged to Ukraine International Airlines, operating …