me and you both, we sit like this in iran... >> we couldn't do this in iran. >> no. in the eyes of the government, we're like master criminals. leg, hair -- definitely we would get lashes, both of us. just think about it. >> there's a brutal crackdown occurring. tear gas, clubs, ammunition is being fired into crowds. according to some reports, 185 people have died in the protests. >> more. >> but these are estimates. >> yeah. >> there are also reports of journalists being arrested, schoolchildren being detained on school premises. what are you hearing from your contacts on the ground? >> first of all, i have to say that the numbers are much more than this, because the iranian regime cut off the internet to prevent the rest of the world to see the real brutality, to see the real crackdown on how many people got killed. i see that schoolgirls, teenagers, making video before going to protest. one of them, hadis najafi, only 20 year old. she filmed herself... ...proudly saying that, "i'm going to the demonstration. and the day when we have the regime change, i am going t

debate on iran. made a lot of points that i want to make several things stand out with respect to protest and its relationship to the green movement. one thing is that they lasted for this long despite the attempts by the -- crackdown. that stands out. and the protesters are using a lot of creative ways to try and reclaim public spaces and universities in various squares at nighttime to demonstrate their opposition to the regime. one of the differences between now and 2009, is the difference between revolution and reform. 2009, the demands were reform. the view at the time was if we could elect a reformist candidate, the vast majority of iranians at the time would be content with that. we know in 2009, they attempted figures of voter participation it was between 80% and 85%. in 2009, 30 years after the revolution, they still had a degree of legitimacy that drew voters to the ballot box. hoping to shift the orientation. -- of the republic. not 180 degrees toward the democracy but even 10 degrees -- ha

of course, there's dissatisfaction in iran. there's always this sad, exact dissatisfaction in iran. you can go into taxi now, 5 years ago, 10 years ago, you can spend your time and tear on that. exactly. the fact that it shows the fact that in iran, people can speak their mind, but can they do that in saudi arabia? can they do that? and many other parts of the world can people like me to easily do that and get a job in your government in your country? why do you keep putting it out? why do you play the, what about gay? what about in britain? what about saudi arabia? why don't we just stay with iran? is that so difficult? now i told you and tell me about you. yeah, not because you know when that use chemical when you are, yes, we are because you have no credibility. you do, you work for the german government funds, your channels, you sent me get you think you want me and get right. government got me. why don't the on the international space, really, these protests that you said died down have now spread delete. they are not to actors saying you're not. the people who are admired, fol

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so it wasn't iran fault. iran began negotiating to make sure the loopholes that existed, that, that, that existed in the past. after 2015 were removed from the united states could not cheat iran again. they negotiated hard gain, many confessions. finally, on the last day of negotiations in vienna, the e, you gave a text that meant a lot of iran key demands. and the iranians took it home, they gave their ideas about some of the problems that need to be resolved. and joseph bordeaux admitted the u. s. ally joseph, we're all admitted that the iranian demands were reasonable. we thought at that time we had to deal, but the united states delayed and then gave a response that was obviously intended to push things back. probably we thought back then because of the november elections. so the problem is not the united states. and by the way, you run it at the european europeans and americans were constantly saying that it's almost too late. the iranian nuclear program is crossing a threshold beyond this particular date. we can no longer continue negotiation, but they're all gone now. where wh

the thing is, um, we need more pressure on iran to west the you need another iran strategy. the worst thing to do now is to get back to did to the nuclear deal as if nothing had happened and go it, this is this, this is a really bad signal for the people in iran. because as you know, sanctions, of course they hurt people, but on the other hand, do you, we didn't hear any slogans on the streets and saying, please lift, lift the sanctions because people know, even if you lift the sanctions, it's not the people who will profit from that it then it will basically make no change so that it is important to put, it depends on what kind of sanctions are there was there was we're talking about, you know, sanctions on persons on, on persons responsible for the correct on for killing their own people but responsible is a, in the end, the supreme leader, ayatollah. how many for, for all this. so, and i think it is symbolic, this kind of sanctions. it is good, but it's not enough in a word briefly. what would you want the you to do? what does that new strategy look like? whole iran accou

iran at all once a deal. and the reason is that they have progressed with a nuclear program so strongly and in such a clear military direction. the so clearly now a program which is directed at acquiring at least nuclear weapons capability. and there are now a obstructing the negotiations by opening up questions that had been negotiated before. so the doubts are very big here. i think the connection to the, to the unrest in iran is that of course, preserving the regime. that's the 1st priority, which the iranian leadership regards, both in the nuclear talks and in internal policy. and i think that this unrest will accelerate the decision of the regime either to go for nuclear weapons or nuclear weapons capability, or a change of course, what, we're not, what we have not been seeing. and the last few years is that the likely for change of course has grown as actually diminished as a radicalization. but let's remember the thing that brought iran to the negotiating table back in 20142015 was sanctions. and any o

we will also hear angela davis' message to the women in iran. and then as india's prime minister narendra modi offers to help efforts to end the war in ukraine, we will speak to the prominent indian activist kavita krishnan. >> stood unconditially with the people of vietnam, the people of the wreck, afghanistan, palesne against american imperialism, american occupation, american invasio and so o it is theame way we should stand unconditionally with the people of ukraine. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president biden pledged billions of dollars of federal aid for people impacted by hurricane ian, which made landfall last week as one of the most devastating storms ever to hit the united states. he viewed the storm's path of destruction by helicopter, flying over fort myers beach, which took a direct hit from ian's category 4 winds. he met with governor desantis, potential rival of the 2024 presidential election. biden said the recovery effort could take ye

many iran watchers will tell you the revolutionary guard is the real power in iran, that the ayatollahsbasically the forward face. with the levers of control are in the hands of the revolutionary guard. that may very well be true. we're waiting to hear how the military is going to respond to these unceasing demands on the streets. but the real spark that i think iran watchers are waiting for is what happens if these protests continue and this is a long marathon of the revolution and and in the midst of this, the supreme leader, who as you rightly note, is very sick and very old, dies. the succession to the third supreme leader was always going to be problematic. again, this is not a very popular idea among those she a clergy. -- shia clergy. the notion that khamenei, by all reports has been grooming his son from a mid-level cleric who has no real religious credentials to take on such a role, but nevertheless is being groomed to succeed his father, is going to basically put the last nail in the coffin of any kind of legitimacy for clerical rule. basically at this point, the supreme leade

in iran.n fact, iran is like a powder keg about to explode. they may be able to try -- it is a fire. it is a fire that is about to become bigger and bigger. so there is nothing that government can do. amy: dr. ebadi, if you can talk about the marginalized regions. for example, the violence of security forces in iran, curtis dan, mahsa amini, the young woman who was a flashpoint in these protests, was 22 years old, and iranian kurdish woman, killed in tehran. and also the systemic killing of other protesters, what is the status of the minority? mostly suni and a majority shia state. >> unfortunately, the minorities in iran are subjected to extreme discrimination. when you look at people on death row in iran, you will see 95% of those on death row are from minorities in iran. the government represses them more than others. mahsa amini, in her birth certificate, her parents wanted to call her a kurdish name but the government did not allow that because they said you're not allowed to choose a kur

in a telephone conversation with his portuguese colleague, iran's foreign minister said that iran does not and will not supply any countries with weapons that could to be used in the war against ukraine and ukraine does not believe and initiates the break of diplomatic relations due to the actions of iran - this is meanness and lies that we will not tolerate rank-supplying weapons to russia, we will talk about the restoration of the entire complex of relations this situation of iran on the international arena is very much no. the fact is that iran is not so much under the influence of sanctions that it is still possible to twist the ropes because iran is helping russia in the war to me it is difficult to come up with such actions, and early on they violate, so to speak, i drew up the agreement and the clauses, including the non-proliferation of these waxing technologies, and here in this context it also provides certain levers and instruments of influence after the russian military hit a residential building in the center of kyiv with an iranian drone, the citizens gathered for an acti

of course there is dissatisfaction in iran. there's always this sad excess dissatisfaction in iran. you can go into taxi now, 5 years ago, 10 years ago. you can spend your time and tear on. that's exactly the fact that it shows the fact that in iran, people can speak their mind. but can they do that in saudi arabia? can they do that? and many other parts of the world can people like me to easily do that and get a job in your government in your country? why do you keep putting it out? why do you play the, what about gay? what about in britain? what about saudi arabia? why don't we just stay with iran? is that so difficult? now i told you and tell me about you. yeah, not because you know when that use chemical when you are, yes, we are because you have no credibility. you do, you work for the german government funds, your channels, you sent me get you think you want me and get right. government got me. why don't the on the international space, really, these protests that you said died down have now spread out. really, they are not to actors. you think you're not the people who are adm

the first female judge in iran. president biden said wednesday he will release another 15 million barrels of oil from the u.s. strategic petroleum reserve. biden's move comes just weeks ahead of november's midterm elections when republicans hope to capitalize on soaring inflation rates and high energy prices. pres. biden: gas prices have fallen every day in the last week. let me repeat. gas prices come down and they continue to come down again. amy: in germany, nine climate activists with the group scientist rebellion have staged a nonviolent civil disobedience protest at the show room of a volkswagen factory in the city of wolfsburg. on wednesday, protesters glued scientific research papers to different models of porsches on display, and they used superglue to attach themselves to the floor. protester gianluca grimalda said the auto industry is responsible for some 12% of germany's greenhouse gas emissions. his group wants germany to reinstate a program making public transit more affordable and they are demanding a

so that the global opposed public opinion would turn against iran and they make those claims in iran because you have more persian language media directed towards iranians. and iranian government has so when you're emmy k terrace organization, that's based in europe and has a huge camp in albania, with thousands of people. he being acting as trolls their day. and these people they fought alongside saddam hussein against their own country. they killed 17000 iranians during the 1982 assassination attacks through bomb attacks. these are the people who are spreading on the side on mine. i know to your governments. i notice you don't want to address the violence violence which and the brutality of some of your security forces. i'm just the last time i with address i'm the international has reported widespread torture, severe beatings of protest as an onlookers, even sexual violence against women by your security forces. you think the people will forgive the leaders for this shocking brutality. know people will not forgive your leaders for interfering in our internal affairs and for anyone

i have even been to iran a couple of times.eally very beautiful, very interesting, very unusual, very different. i would say that the country is unlike anything else in the world, and now we will talk with mr. manzor maskhanov - this is the son of the ex-president of the republic of ichkeria, and i remember it. older people can remember such people. we can say that the motor is very similar to my father. i was surprised. do you understand ukrainian a little ? i'll say that you look like my father, i read something and then looked up to see. that's how it is. it's just simple. i don't know how long you've been in ukraine. oh my god , i can only remember how much i remember. yes, we talked to you when you came here. the last time it was in may, we know what are your feelings in general about what you saw here and participating in the events? you know how i came to ukraine, it was the first city of lviv. that was the feeling that i left my land , that is, there is a war, and the country is in the state of war to shoot this is all

the thing is, um we need more pressure on iran, the west. the you need another iran strategy. the worst thing to do now is to get back to the to the nuclear deal as if nothing had happened. and this is this this is a really bad signal for the people in iran because as you know, sanctions, of course they hurt people. but on the other hand, do you we didn't hear any slogans on the streets saying, please lift lift the sanctions because people know, even if you lift the sanctions, it's not the people who will profit from that. it will basically make no change. so that it is important to put, it depends on what kind of sanctions. um there was there was we're talking about you know, sanctions on persons, on on persons responsible for the crackdown for killing their own people, but responsible is uh in the end the supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei for for all this. so i think it is symbolic, this uh in the end the supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei for kind of sanctions, it is good, but it's not enough in a word briefly, what would you want the eu to do? what is that new strategy lo

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since then he's been the supreme authority in iran. there are regular presidential elections in the country in which how many also votes. but in the end it is he not the president who has the final say, ah, and he has made his positions clear time and time again. this is and rooted in foreign policy. he sees the usa and israel as arch enemies. you don't all, but he has repeatedly denied the holocaust. good afternoon as domestically he relies on censorship, surveillance, and security forces to defend the ideals of the islamic revolution. no force garden under hominy. the iranian revolution, a god, has become a notorious force that has repeatedly quashed protest. oh, including in recent weeks following the death of gina masa, meaning in police custody. how many says he backs the crack down younger than they thought they could. rip out the roots of the islamic republic, but that small sapling has now turned into a massive tree. any one who even thinks about approaching this tree is completely wrong than ramkiss. he will go on as many once

these girls and boys that have died in iran. ., ~ ,, , . ., in iran.us _ in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead _ in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead of _ in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead of the - in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead of the march i in iran. thank you very much for joining us ahead of the march in| joining us ahead of the march in central london. the un secretary general has urged all parties to renew the deal on ukrainian grain exports, which is due to expire next month. a spokesman for antonio guterres also called for the removal of any blocks on exports of russian grain and fertiliser. i'm joined now by hugo bachega in kyiv. what is the situation with the grain, how much is getting out right now? ~' . . , . grain, how much is getting out right now? ~' . . ,., grain, how much is getting out right now? a, . grain, how much is getting out right now? . , now? ukrainians are saying russia is deliberately delaying _ now? ukrainians are saying russia is deliberately delaying the _ now?

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my and i used to coach kids in iran to here. i wasn't sure whether i'd be able to make that connection with them. it isn't it. but from day one, they seem to like me, which is a big deal for me. i will. so sorry, i'm selling my usa. she hasn't told the kids about what's happening in iran at the moment. although they can sense that something is troubling her. the iranian diaspora has been organizing demonstrations abroad in berlin. people protest against the regime every week. i papa, i'm took him on, i live in germany and don't just want to be a bystander and watch and i can't do that. so now i assume it's when i'm incredible . what i can do now is support demonstrations against the iranian regime. here in germany, she had smarter and use social media to show the world what incredible things are happening in a run right now. it's a forward to the, you know, moved out of misery to hollywood in iran and abroad. people are angry at the enforcement of the islamic dress code and a seeking freedom. that em, i, most iranians are agains

first of all, in iran, not everybody is a muslim. and there are so many jewish people that have just been around since ancient times or austrians and all sorts of people. so, and the difference in iran is, and you know, those differences are often overlooked. the difference in iran is he job is mandated by to put by the state. and women's bodies are police by the state. it's in the iranian constitution that women must dress a certain way. this is on top of all the other rights that have been, you know, taken away from them and limited and in their case. but in many other muslim majority countries, you know, women could potentially dress the way they want to. it's not mandated. it's not in the constitution and many who, where it is a job. it's as it's a symbol of allegiance to the regime and the have the enjoy certain privileges by wearing that even outside of iraq, moroccan women. unfortunately all the time. but it's fascinating what you're saying and important to understanding the nuances fit or a part of their story. what we're see

but opposition to compulsory hijab in iran is not new. many women have been fighting it since the early days of the islamic revolution, in 1979. women, both religious and secular participated in protest to remove the shah but for many of them the celebration was short—lived. the leader of the revolution ayatollah khamenei approved islamic rule for women and many women not wearing the hijab were attacked. less than a month after the revolution, the first protest against compulsory hijab took place in tehran. he is determined to see islamic state at all cost. if they cannot persuade the women and other sectors who oppose extremist beliefs... the ayatollah prevailed. strict islamic rules imposed on women became one of the main pillars of the regime. how could you understand it is a islamic country? through us, through women, because they make us carry their ideology on our body. basically the hijab is not a choice for us. but iranian women have kept fighting. mansoureh shojaee is an iranian women's rights activist. now she lives in exile, in

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iran or russia ?xistential is not only a conflict between russia and ukraine, because the conflict between russia and ukraine is not just a conflict between a state that wants to regain its territory and do not return to russia belarusian conflict belarus is also, as it were , an independent state, yes, but it is the authors, but it is not part of the territory of russia, the russians can be said that it is our part, but it is an authoritarian state, it is a state that agrees that we and russia will fight against civilized education. as you can see, russia is very interested in that that annexing it to itself does not show, and ukraine has a different history, this is not just a conflict with the former soviet republic, which should become part of russia, this is a conflict with the former soviet republic, which does not want to be a part of the empire of the imperial view of the world of the democratic european, yes, this should not be canceled, it is also a huge goal, and in this sense, in this sens

visa v. iran. i think we should be really, really worried about the state of the nuclear talks, cause if you talk to them, go ca, to us, to the people who have been sitting on the table, negotiating type with the iranians for years. even those who have defended this process and this attempt to re integrate iran are now in doubt whether iran at all once a deal. and the reason is that they have progressed with the nuclear program so strongly and in such a clear military direction. the so clearly now a program which is directed at acquiring at least nuclear weapons capability. and there are now um, obstructing the negotiations by opening up questions that had been negotiated before. so the doubts are very big here. i think the, the connection to the, to the unrest and iran is that of course, preserving the regime. that's the 1st priority, which the rang and leadership regards both in the nuclear talks and in internal policy. and i think that this unrest will accelerate the decision of the regime eithe

, ., iran? russia has been able to make great — iran?iran? russia has been able to make great use of _ iran? russia has been able to make great use of them, - iran? russia has been able to make great use of them, and | make great use of them, and target civilian and energy infrastructure. the drones and allow them to tear an apartment building in half. but the british ministry of defence says because they are quite slow and noisy, they fly at low altitudes, conventional defence mechanisms can work against them. but when they do make an impact, they make devastating impact, they make devastating impact because they explode as soon as they hit the target. the eu is still gathering evidence as to the fact they may be iranians made, they say it's already preparing sanctions in response. the united states, france, the uk, they are using definitive language. the united states said it has been warning about this sincejuly, sitting on evidence for months, warning the world that these denials by iran are flat lies. the white house explained earli

how can russia directly help iran? what can be on the shelves of teres in exchange for the same drones? there is information. what, for example, iran may receive in the future or has already received su-35 aircraft from russia as an option. maybe there is help in the development of nuclear weapons. in your opinion , what exactly? i do not rule out that the russian federation helped to circumvent the sanctions and the morning in this and that and, as it were, asked for something in exchange for the same and the help that it did not provide, but it also helps. and early on the part of the russian federation, this is a violation of the existing of international law and the fact that the rank receives something instead of these e-e drones, of course we will receive something and so on, but on the authorized shawls e-e this is what he receives, does he need this court of the 35th and the whole complex of additional sanctions and still not accepting it is early in the international arena and still narrowing the diplomatic ma

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the first female judge in iran. president biden said wednesday he will release another 15 million barrels of oil from the u.s. strategic petroleum reserve. biden's move comes just weeks ahead of november's midterm elections when republicans hope to capitalize on soaring inflation rates and high energy prices. pres. biden: gas prices have fallen every day in the last week. let me repeat. gas prices come down and they continue to come down again. amy: in germany, nine climate activists with the group scientist rebellion have staged a nonviolent civil disobedience protest at the show room of a volkswagen factory in the city of wolfsburg. on wednesday, protesters glued scientific research papers to different models of porsches on display, and they used superglue to attach themselves to the floor. protester gianluca grimalda said the auto industry is responsible for some 12% of germany's greenhouse gas emissions. his group wants germany to reinstate a program making public transit more affordable and they are demanding a

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it was a trophy whose job is to iran and reported from iran, extensively a terrace up i'll be seeing, getting to know everything that is currently happening in iran. now i'm sure we're not because taking pictures or filming, even if it's only with a smartphone, is a huge risk for anyone in iran at the moment. and if you're caught doing that in a situation like this one, you'll be beaten and jailed or worse. and then even if you've done so publishing, it is also a challenge because sending it to somebody or uploading it on social media is also dangerous. and it's hard given the fact that there still internet shutdowns all over the country, especially for example, in iran's curtis regions. which have turned into a major protest top in the last couple of weeks. and then even if you've achieved all of that, it has to make its way into international news coverage. and that's also not always happening because it's hard to verify these videos. and there are no correspondence on the ground, so i'm pretty sure we haven't seen the full scale of both the protests and the correct on on them. beca

deals with iran. so clearly the crowd here, the protesters here are unified in that voice of wanting the west to take a stronger stance against the regime in iraq. sidney, thank you so much. that's to me from a stand a reporting from washington dc. now brazil's presidential hopefuls have held their final rallies ahead of elections. this sunday concern over widening inequality has boosted leftist former president luis and osceola da silva. he's pulling well ahead of right wing incumbent enjoyable scenario. who's being blamed for economic woes that have driven many in brazil into severe poverty? for the past 3 years, sway lease has been living in a park in sao paolo back then. she lost her job and could no longer pay her rent together with her partner swirlies, collect unwanted food and begs for money on the street. you will begin, i picked it out of the garbage, but i'm going to eat it. sway lease is far from alone. the un says one 3rd of the brazilian population suffers from food insecurity. homeless

while in the custody of iran's morality police was too much. i mean, he was accused of wearing her her job too loosely. in france, hud am goes without a head covering and fears for the protesters back home, who want women to be able to decide on his job for themselves. and sooner they arrest people, the government, they kill people and i'm afraid for people's lives. but that's why i don't know, i hope that's it all works out, but i'm not very optimistic as when she's battling a strong opponent. hadn't believed the change of tactics is in order for the protestors she seen a fellow iranian athlete illness recopy who went without her job while competing hustled home and in the process kept to the government's pro, head covers line. a line had em crosses every day. but well, outside of iran, the football world cup is less than a month away. but as well as concerns about host katara as human rights record, the actual games. now risk being compromised. injuries to the likes of france, midfielder and the 2018 world champion. go to county and portugal

as ukraine says, drones made in iran were used in many of these recent attacks by russia to iran, denies selling drones to russia. bought analysts see evidence of iranian instructors, training russian soldiers to use them. here's a look at while these unmanned tools of war are and what russia is doing with. ah, they call it the moped for its loud crude, mechanical noise that can be heard from far away. the iran made sha head 136 drone, hear seen hovering over odessa. but it's no joke. these drones can have devastating effects, though iran deny selling them to russia key f says fragments of this drone shot down in southern ukraine have iranian, as well as russian markings. the shower head is a series of drones made by a rod. the 136 has a wing span of 2 and a half meters and carries 40 kilograms of explosives. it's classified as a loitering munition. it can hang out for hours in the air until a target is found than it zooms in, becoming a missile that destroys itself on impact. what makes iranian drones useful to russia is that they are cheap, and the shot had $136.00 can cost about $2000

the islamic republic of iran is not exported no weapons to any side of the war, and iran has had to lie for the first time, when in january 2020 the military fired a missile at an airplane , the iranian authorities also denied this fact for a long time . they gained more tension in september, when the armed forces of ukraine shot down an iranian drone for the first time near kupyansk , and soon kharkiv also survived the drone attack kharkiv was attacked by new new weapons behind our according to information, these are drones of the shahid type, in response, ukraine deprived the ambassador of iran of accreditation and also significantly reduced the number of personnel of the iranian embassy in kyiv. the first rumors about the purchase of kamikaze shahed 136 drones from russia appeared in the summer. these drones have a wingspan of 2.5 m and their length is more of three, they are launched in flocks from trucks, trains and ships, on one drone you can attach 50 kg of explosives, and it traveled up to two and a half thousand kilometers before the launch, the russian federation repainted ira

with russia, this is due to the fact that iran is making a member of the sco iran is increasing itsin the russian markets and its rank it is already ready to supply ballistic missiles to the russian federation iran is already supplying drones and even more powerful drones are ready to supply which will be more kilometers for the flight, this is the expansion of technological interaction, this is the exchange of technologies, the attraction of russian money for modernization - this is the testing of its weapons in combat conditions, that is, iran previously could not in such an array in to test it in combat conditions only in e.g. i managed to do it partially. but there is not the right war to apply it to. now i have shown you and illustrated the presence of forces and methods of impression in the event of a military conflict against iran itself. he shows that he has these weapons through russia thus, by the way, the iranian press also wrote about it in this way, but the main interaction is really geopolitical - it is the formation of a new world order where iran must play one of the

iran, if you look at the track record, iran has been radicalizing nations in the region.verywhere in iran has become have it. yemen, syria, lebanon, to name but a few. iran is now killing, torturing, and harassing civilian demonstrators in iran, and we all identify with the plight of citizens in iran, which respects and their desires of liberty. and if you take this record, track record of spreading terror, weapons, hate, all around the region, and now the plight in ukraine, you see that innocent civilians in ukraine are killed and hurt and wounded and suffering from iranian weapons. if you don't mind, i will show two slides, because this is a big topic. iran denied flatly that it supplied drones to the war against ukraine. if you take the track record, you understand that it is only the beginning and not the end. so i want to show you two slides that unequivocally prove that iranian drones are participating in the war in ukraine against ukrainian innocent civilians. may i add another comment, before i lay those -- explain those slides, i want to point out that iran was o