Decades as a Foreign Correspondent Have Taught Me: Iran Knows Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Cold

Allegations Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jet will limit Iran’s response to the Soleimani assassination — but only temporarily

Mitchell Prothero
GEN
Published in
4 min readJan 10, 2020

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Photo: Yasin Akgul/AFP/Getty Images

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Mitchell Prothero
GEN
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I write about foreign policy and security issues. Currently reside in Athens, Greece with a stray cat named Sybil.