U.S. officials are reportedly 'confident' Iran shot down the Ukrainian passenger plane

Iran Plane Crash.
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The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran early Wednesday may have something to do with this U.S.-Iran crisis after all.

The plane was shot down by Iran's anti-aircraft missile system, a Pentagon official, a senior U.S. intelligence official, and an Iraqi intelligence official have told Newsweek. CBS News, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal have all backed up that reporting, with U.S. officials saying they're "confident" Iran shot down the plane.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.