A senior Iranian lawmaker stated on Wednesday, October 8th, 2025, that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has removed all restrictions on the range of Iran's missiles. This announcement comes after reports of unmanned aircraft launched from Yemen being intercepted shortly before 10:08 PM UTC near Israel's Sderot area, with no prior warnings activated according to the Air Force and the defense establishment. The timing of the missile range declaration and the drone incident suggests a potential shift in Tehran's defense posture approximately three hours into the reporting window. Throughout the three-hour reporting period ending at 10:08 PM UTC on October 8th, 2025, former Iranian officials offered critical assessments of regional and international policies. Former Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif was quoted stating that atomic bombs are of no use to Iran and that American policy is not aimed at Iran's collapse. Concurrently, Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, former head of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security Committee, detailed accusations that the Assad regime in Syria had defrauded Iran in reconstruction efforts, citing issues with water rights, port access, and a non-existent oil well. These statements provide a backdrop of internal and regional critiques during the reporting window. In further military developments, the Air Force intercepted an unmanned aircraft launched from Yemen that was heading towards the border with Israel. The defense establishment confirmed that no warnings were activated prior to the interception, adding to the security concerns in the region. This incident occurred just minutes before the end of the reporting period. These developments follow a previous report on October 8th, 2025, detailing a Russian military cargo plane, an An-124, landing in Iran from Irkutsk, a known manufacturing site for Russian Su-35 fighter jets. This arrival marked the second such flight this week and occurred on the same day French national Lennart Monterlos was released from Iranian detention, while calls continued for the release of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris.
