Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's diplomacy was vindicated on Saturday when
Iran admitted that it accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner as Trudeau had suggested, and his handling of the incident may increase support at home, Canadian political observers said.
The crash on Wednesday killed 176 people, including 57 from Canada.
Iran insisted for days that it did not down the plane, but Trudeau said on Thursday he had received intelligence that suggested it did.