FIRAS AL-SHOUFI—The Aramco attack only enhanced the regional reputation of these weapons and their ability to repeatedly infiltrate Israel’s airspace. This caught the attention of Russia, which reportedly plans to acquire Iranian drones and has requested training for Russian crews on how to operate them. While Ukrainian forces have now tested the domestically-manufactured Turkish Bayraktar drones, unlike the successes achieved by Iranian drones, Bayraktar appears to have performed poorly against the extensive Russian air defense systems. The reputation the Turkish drone earned from the battles of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagarno-Karabakh region were cut short in Ukraine, as the former’s success was largely due to the absence of an effective Armenian air defense network.
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NEWS DESK—THE CRADLE—Iran’s Forensic Medical Organization on 7 October released the autopsy report of Mahsa Amini, revealing she died from multiple organ failure (MOF) caused by severe cerebral hypoxia. The forensic report – based on her medical history, a CT scan of her brain and lungs, examination of the corpse, pathology, and necropsy – concludes that: “Due to the ineffective cardio-respiratory resuscitation in the first critical minutes, she suffered severe hypoxia and as a result brain damage.” According to her medical history, Amini underwent brain surgery at the age of eight for a “disorder in the important hypothalamus-pituitary axis and the glands under its command (including adrenal and thyroid).” Furthermore, the report details that her death “was not caused by a blow to the head or the vital organs of the body.”
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MONA ISSA—The popular support for the law was reiterated in a 2014 national poll which collected data from all provinces across the country, holding the question of whether they agree that the mandatory hijab should be implemented on Iranian women even if they do not agree with it. Around 19% of the population completely agreed, 35% simply agreed, and 25% were neutral. In 2021, Iranian deputy speaker of the parliament Ali Motahhari suggested another referendum on the veil be conducted when protests again were on the rise, exhibiting the democratic values which the state holds, as opposed to what the West paints the country to be – a clerical wasteland dictatorship.
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On 24 August, Iran began running large-scale drone drills featuring 150 new, advanced combat and reconnaissance drones over strategic waterways such as the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman. Deputy of Army Operations Vice Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi said the surveillance drones, which were operated by four different units of the Army, including the Navy, Air Defense Forces and ground forces, will carry out numerous patrol and intelligence-gathering missions during the two-day drill.
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GONZALO LIRA says some things that just about everyone knows but never utters, that many Jews in the West are rabidly Russophobic. This presents a huge problem for the peace of the world, given the role played by Israel in the Middle East and world politics, and their over-representation in media, politics and the professions.
