INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
universities, including Cambridge and Imperial College London, are involved, with staff producing at least 16 studies with potential Iranian
Over the last year, especially after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, the West has been leveling accusations against Iran over its
alleged provision of drones for use in the Ukraine war
In recent days these allegations gained momentum with a CNN report saying that Russia is building an attack drone manufacturing factory with
Citing United States officials, CNN claimed that Iran is sending equipment for the plant, as well as fully-built drones, to Russia via the
Iran has long denied any provision of drones to Russia for use in the Ukraine war
Iranian officials have stressed the fact that Iran does not side with any of the warring sides and is of the opinion that the war should be
ended through political dialogue
out of the Jewish Chronicle is one such unfounded accusation that is clearly flying in the face of common sense
It came at a time when Iranian students are totally barred from studying academic disciplines that might result in dual-use results
And not just these disciplines that are considered off-limits to Iranian students but also even an Iranian student studying a safe
discipline, say sociology, is unlikely to get a visa to study in the West
Each year a very limited number of Iranian students succeed in obtaining a study visa in the West compared to students from other countries
Moreover, leveling accusations against universities based on loose standards such as dual-use applications is too much unfair
Because in some cases even soap can have dual-use applications
One may be surprised to know that in the 1990s some countries even put strict restrictions on exporting soap to Iraq out of fears that it
flying in the face of reality
There is no solid evidence beyond unsubstantiated allegations that can prove that UK universities assisted Iran with developing drones
Moreover, Iranian drones are fully domestic and built with technology innovated by Iranian talents
Had the reports that parts of the Iranian drones are built with Western technology been true, the West would have certainly banned it
