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Possibly multiple soldiers all decided to lie to keep it secret. Maybe their commander ordered them to keep it secret so he wouldn't get in trouble.

• aaomidi 7y ago
  We're trying to find excuses when Iran has a history of sweeping things under the rug.
  • pintxo 7y ago
    Name a country which does not try to sweep things under the rug constantly.
    • true_religion 7y ago
      We don’t need to. The point is that these elaborate theories are unnecessary. The government likely knew they were at fault, tried to avoid blame, and eventually fessed up. End of story.