Stephen Ryan is the communications officer for youth and volunteers at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

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His father was a Red Army communications officer.

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This is the wavelength of the infra-red light normally used in optical communications.

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"Our teams have been deployed to the area for the first rapid assessment, but they have not reported back yet, " Hassan Esfandiar, head of communications for the Iranian Red Crescent, told CNN.

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