Originally Posted by
Von Kitebender
...In spite of Iran's world standing I do feel sorry for them and am glad they have finally admitted guilt. Let's leave them to take the appropriate measures and hope the entire situation can be de-escalated.
Although the cause has now been established it is still important for a thorough aircraft accident investigation to be completed. There may yet be findings that are valuable in preventing or reducing the severity of future incidents.
Whether Iran can credibly continue to take the lead on that investigation is highly doubtful, not least when the man leading the responsible organisation was saying only yesterday that science precludes the possibility of a missile strike.
Hopefully another country will now be invited to take over the investigation, particularly the downloading and analysis of the black boxes, and for forensic examination of the surviving wreckage.