[DouglasKC]

I still say the Chinese are helping the Iranians steal the plane and sending the rescue resources on a wild goose chase. All the Chinese satellites show was garbage and clouds, no plane. Iranians are going to load their nukes and head to Israel or US under the disguise of a commuter flight.

Don't planes fly into Iran all the time? Wouldn't it be a whole lot simpler, quieter and more efficient to simply have the Iranians make up some story about finding drugs on a flight and having to confiscate the plane? Or for the Iranian government to simply buy a passenger plane?

[nascarnation]

You make an excellent point.
There are hundreds of flights to and from Iran every day.