[txhurl]

Do you think Iran is ready to take on China, having 150 of her citizens on their soil, in that scenario?

With 8800mi range when refueled, I guess it could make it to Iran if the transponder data was exchanged for a legit flight destined for Iran.

This puts Putin in a bad spot, Iran being their client, and I doubt Putin would encourage the forcing of Russia v. China although anything’s possible in this day and age.

[txhurl]

Do you think Iran is ready to take on China, having 150 of her citizens on their soil, in that scenario?

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Well, duh, me, Iran took 444 of our embassy personnel hostage. Of course they have the idiotic stones to take on China.

[Spitzensparkin1]

"Do you think Iran is ready to take on China, having 150 of her citizens on their soil, in that scenario?"

I think that "IF" the state of Iran or other rouge group is involved and "IF" this plane was hijacked for nefarious purposes, they will say nothing, (...crickets...), and all those on board with no further use to them, or who are a liability to their plans, will be disappeared.

They would likely just claim, like everyone else in the MSM, that the plane just disappeared and crashed into the sea without a trace.

SS1