The Saudis have shot down another Iranian drone, this one aiming for an airport.\u00a0 \u201cSaudi Arabia downs Iranian-backed threat on eve of Israel-UAE flight,\u201d Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, August 31, 2020.<\/p>\n
And speaking of deadly drone technology.\u00a0 \u201cIran boasts of new bombs for drones in armed forces display,\u201d<\/a> Seth Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, August 31, 2020.<\/p>\n It is time to use a Yiddish\/Hebrew term to describe Iran\u2019s behavior\u2014Chutzpah.\u00a0 Iran wants to restart flights to Kiev even though Iran hasn\u2019t come clean or paid for the shooting down of Ukraine\u2019s jetliner.\u00a0 \u201cIran has called for the resumption of air traffic with Ukraine,\u201d<\/a> Steve Cowan, Free News, August 31, 2020.<\/p>\n \u201cMother of Iranian sons sentenced claims they were tortured,\u201d<\/a> Al Monitor, August 31, 2020.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBahieh Namjoo, the mother of Navid, Vahid and Habib Afkari, sent a recorded video to BBC Persian highlighting the cases of her three sons. Navid received a \u201cdouble death sentence\u201d for allegedly killing a police officer during the 2018 protests. Vahid was sentenced to 54 years in prison, and Habib was sentenced to 27 years. All of the brothers have also been sentenced to 74 lashes. In the video, Namjoo said that two years ago authorities arrested Navid and Vahid. After three months, authorities also arrested the third brother, Habib. Namjoo believes Habib\u2019s efforts to get his brothers released are what led to his arrest. According to Namjoo, all three brothers were tortured during their imprisonment. Navid\u2019s hand was broken, and Habib\u2019s hands and legs were broken. She also claims that Vahid was psychologically tortured, which led to him attempting to take his own life twice.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIran’s IRGC downplays rampant corruption and its implications,\u201d<\/a> Mohammed Al-Sulami, op-ed, Arab News, August 31, 2020.<\/p>\n