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Okay, so we are now

10 days removed from the strike on

Qasam Salamani and

It is a remarkable there's been a remarkable degree of geopolitical development

over the course of that time

Obviously not only the strike against Salamani, but the muted Iranian response to the strike and then the

revelation then the

strange event in

Tehran where

As we now know because the Iranians have now admitted it Iranian anti-aircraft missiles struck a

plane a civilian plane taking off from the Tehran airport

Flying to Ukraine

176 people died including

...