a three judge panel of the 11th circuit u.s. court of appeals disagreed with graham s argue am p that s the actions were protected under the u.s. constitutions speech and debade clause. the united states says they have evidence that iran has sent troops to russian occupied territories in ukraine to assist the russians in launching drone attacks across the country. this is significant escalation. white house national security council spokesperson john kirby told reporters thursday that iran sent the trainers to help russian forces utilize the drones with, quote, better lethality. he said he didn t have a number but believed it was small. in a video addressed earlier this week, ukrainian president zelenskyy said his forces have shot down well over 200 of these tehran made drones just this month. the drones continue to target