There are likely hundreds of flights taking off from this airport everyday. Why would an automated system take out this one? The crash also happened very close to the airport. It would seem like a very bad idea to have automated missile systems firing in that area. Also most US drones would fly far higher in the sky that the level this plane was shot down at.
One strange thing is that Iran was definitely making statements about mechanical failures and the plane turning around, before the more damning evidence came out. This suggests they may have been covering something up.
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