TORONTO - The CEO of Maple Leaf Foods spoke out Sunday against the U.S. government, days after an Iranian missile accidentally shot down a jetliner, killing all 176 people on board — including the family of a company employee. Iran mistakenly downed the Ukrainian flight as Tehran braced for retaliation after firing ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces. Iran has admitted the plane was mistaken for a hostile target amid those soaring tensions with the United States, after first pinning the crash on a mechanical failure. The walk-back raises questions about the scale of the threat Trump described last week. Get more business in your inbox Get the business news and analysis that matters most every morning in our Star Business email newsletter.

Source: thestar January 13, 2020 02:26 UTC