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Nov 8 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Iranian drone used by Russia:

* Made in February 2022
* 76 of parts sourced to US, from 14 American companies

Via @ABC
Just to be clear, even if parts are sourced to US, doesn’t mean US companies sold them. Iran regime is master of sanctions evasion and parts were likely purchased via third parties, shell companies, black market or scrapyards
According to the Ukraine defense ministry, the captured Mohajer-6 drone also included components manufactured in Austria and Japan facebook.com/DefenceIntelli…
Canada, too, worries that parts it sold to Iran are being used in drones attacking Ukrainian civilians nationalpost.com/news/canada/ir…

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Instead of accusing regime supporters or suspected sympathizers of being traitors or threatening them with death or imprisonment, entice them to your side. That's how revolutions win.
Stop accusing journalists and activists who may have a slightly different view of being "pro-regime" or "regime apologists." Unless they are involved in violence or repression, they should be considered people who can be won over.
Stop. Harassing. Journalists.
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