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RFL/RE – An Iranian general claimed on November 10 that the Islamic republic had developed a hypersonic missile capable of penetrating “all defense systems,” raising concerns from the UN nuclear watchdog. The announcement comes after Iran admitted last week it had sent drones to Russia but said it had done so before the Ukraine war. The head of the International …

RFL/RE – At least two fuel trucks were destroyed in an air strike by an unidentified drone on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq late on November 9, Iraqi security and border officials told Reuters. The strike was carried out by a drone and targeted a tanker-truck convoy carrying Iranian fuel that had entered via the Qaim border …

RFL/RE – The Israeli military has confirmed that a female soldier was among the passengers on a plane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Iran last week, but managed to leave the country before being identified. According to the Jerusalem Post, the Israeli soldier was a passenger on a flight from Tashkent to Dubai on October 27, …

Al-Monitor – Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have both denied assembling Iranian drones in their territories.  What happened: Last week, Ukrainian journalist Dmitry Gordon interviewed Russian oil tycoon Leonid Nevslin, who is now based in Israel. During the conversation, Gordon insinuated that Iranian drones used by Russian forces in Ukraine are being assembled in Uzbekistan. It is possible that Gordon misspoke and meant Tajikistan, the …

iran-hrm – Iran’s Special Force (NOPO), guarding the Supreme Leader, which is linked to the Revolutionary Guards, attacked political prisoners held in Wards 7 and 8 of Evin Prison on October 15, 2022. The state forces used live ammunition and shotguns on the prisoners late in the evening as a deadly clash formed in Iran’s notorious prison. Prisoners endured suffocation …

Al-Arabia – Iranian human rights activists spoke out against US-based advocacy group, the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), rejecting as bogus the group’s efforts to appear supportive of protesters during ongoing demonstrations in Iran. NIAC describes itself as a “non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 2002 to give voice to the Iranian-American community.” However, the group has long been accused by …

Iranwire – How does the Iranian government explain the wave of protests that have exploded on the streets of towns and cities across the country in recent weeks? What do they think is happening, and why? Their public pronouncements may give us an insight. The Islamic Republic has its own vocabulary for describing every protest. They talk of pre-revolutionary security …

Iranwire – People across Iranian Kurdistan took to the streets in another day of anti-government protests on Saturday, October 8. There were strikes and demonstrations in Sanandaj, Mahabad, Kermanshah, Javanroud, Saqqez, Bukan, Baneh, Marivan and Divandareh. The protests in Sanandaj and Saqqez were met with a swift and violent response from security forces. Protestors fought back, reportedly killing one officer, …

gatestoneinstitute.org – “I am absolutely sincere in this regard when I say that Iran got much more than it could expect [from the Biden administration]….. [The Iranian leaders] are fighting for [their] national interest like lions. They fight for every comma, every word, and as a rule, quite successfully.” — Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s chief negotiator for the US in the …

RFL/RE – Iran has summoned the British ambassador to Tehran, accusing U.K. officials of trying to provoke further unrest in the country amid a wave of protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini after she was detained for Islamic dress-code violations over the way she was wearing a hijab. Officials in Iran have tried to portray more than two …