>Russia was also forced In my book forced means the result is achieved. Russia did not take responsibility == it wasn't forced to. Pressed? Yes. But not force

>Russia was also forced In my book forced means the result is achieved. Russia did not take responsibility == it wasn't forced to. Pressed? Yes. But not forced to. And unline Russia Iran didn't have any room to deny it, really. In MH17 case you might have all kind of info that points toward Russia, but still not enough to force it to admit responsibility. In Iran's case - it was their system (owned by them), operated by their gus, stationed on their territory etc. There is really nothing to deny here. And yet they only confirmed their mistake only after being forced to do so. PS: also - yes, they calculated this would be better for them in perspective. (again, unlike MH17 case)