CartoonsForKids, CashForIran, WeaponsForHouthis: A Web WovenInMoscow

Early in 2022, a cartoon series called Bunny Brothers aired on a state-run Russian TV channel whose programming is geared toward young children. The Moscow studio behind the series was Safir Animation, whose general producer, director, and sole owner is Arash Doroudi, a 57-year-old Iranian national who is fluent in Russian.