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Moghouei: No, sir. At the time, it was discussed, Turkey announced its involvement, and the story that Turkey had carried out the operation was widely promoted in the media.

Moghouei: Did you receive any special assistance from them?

Kolivand: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked for it. I did not.

Moghouei: So, did they come at our request? Did they send a helicopter at the Ministry’s request?

Kolivand: No.

Moghouei: Then what happened?

Kolivand: They sent a drone, but the location it provided was wrong.

Kolivand: Mr. Putin himself had called and said that he would send assistance, including a night-vision helicopter, an aircraft, and operational forces. However, that assistance arrived in the morning, when we had already found them.

Moghouei: Would a night-vision helicopter have helped if we had one?

Kolivand: Yes, it would have helped.

Kolivand: We couldn’t see the wall from here. It was truly impossible to see anything. I fell down the slopes several times. It was muddy and slippery. We had no visibility. It was dark, raining, and cold. It was nighttime. What more could there have been?

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