Earlier this month the Iranian government publicly admitted firing on a civilian Ukrainian aircraft, killing 176 civilian passengers and nine crew members by mistake, in a tragedy that took place on 8th January during a time of heightened tensions with the United States. To gain further perspective on what happened, D.C. Insider spoke with former Senior Advisor for Global Engagement at the U.S. Department of State, William Lawrence. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-e…","video_id":"eba47520-516f-4687-b070-5007d1f0705d","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"DC Insider"} ...