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The assassination hypothesis of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the head of Iran’s nuclear program using a remotely controlled Israeli-made weapon, remains highly plausible, although it has not been officially confirmed, given that an Israeli company has come forward since July. 2020 model of a remote-controlled machine gun that can automatically track and set targets and can be controlled wirelessly via tablet – a separate scene as if straight from the Hollywood blockbuster “The Jackal” shown in an analysis of The Drive. .
Ali Shamkhani, a general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, is the first official to say the killing was carried out with a remote-controlled weapon.
“The enemy used a completely new method, style and path, professionally executed to achieve the goal,” Shamkhani said at the funeral of the former head of Iran’s nuclear program.
The attack took place on Friday in the town of Absard, located on the outskirts of Tehran, according to the Fars agency. Witnesses heard gunshots and explosions, allegedly targeting the vehicle in which Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was.
“On Friday afternoon, armed terrorist elements attacked a car carrying Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the head of the Department of Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Defense. During the fight between his security team and terrorists, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was seriously injured and transferred to the hospital. Unfortunately, the medical team failed to save him and, a few moments ago, the scientist became a martyr “, specified in a statement issued by the Tehran Ministry of Defense, after the assassination.
The attack took place after the column of cars passed a curve
According to Iranian sources, at the time of the ambush, Fakhrizadeh and his wife were heading towards Absard. The two were in a black Nissan sedan that was part of a four-car column.
Shortly after the column turned a curve, a remote-controlled machine gun on a blue Nissan pickup parked nearby began firing at Fakhrizadeh’s car.
The car was hit, then detained, at which point the Iranian investigator allegedly exited the vehicle, apparently unaware that the noises in the body were caused by bullets.
The machine gun continued firing and Fakhrizadeh was hit from the side and back. At least one bullet cut through his spine, according to Iranian media.
One of Fakhrizadeh’s bodyguards was also injured when he jumped on him in an attempt to protect him.
In the end, the Nissan truck from which the fire was shot broke out.
So far it is unclear how many victims, besides Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, there were in total.
“The weapon raised at the scene of the terrorist attack bears the logo and specifications of the Israeli military industry,” a source told Press TV.
Despite these statements, no images were released of the machine gun, its remains, or the remote-controlled machine gun to which the weapon was attached.
When Hollywood fiction is similar to reality near Tehran, via Israel
The idea of such a weapon automatically reminds us of the one used by the main negative hero, played by Bruce Willis, in the 1997 film “The Jackal”, when he tried to kill the First Lady of the United States with a machine gun. heavy remote control, camouflaged in a van.
Beyond fiction, reality is at least as spectacular. From 2017-2018, the concept of such a weapon made by the Israeli company Smart Shooter has been featured in all kinds of promotional videos.
The system can also be installed in a special device and transformed into the so-called SMASH Hopper, also known as “Remote Controlled Light Weapons Station” (LRCWS).
Said “system” combines an ordinary assault weapon to which is added a computerized sighting system. The weapon is attached to a remote-controlled device, which can be a tripod or a stand that can be placed on the ground or in a vehicle.
With the help of the computerized firing system, a human operator can scan and set a certain target and give the command to “fire”. Orders can be given wirelessly via tablet.
The Iranian dilemma: admit that the Israelis were better or admit that their security guards were incapable
Thus, according to The Drive, it is quite possible that the would-be assassin team used, in the Fakhrizadeh murder case, such a device affixed to the infamous Nissan truck and operated remotely.
At the same time, however, it is equally possible that the “smart machine gun” hypothesis is just an excuse from the Iranian secret services, which, taken off guard, justify this security breach by the fact that “the enemy He used a completely new method, style and way, “said Shamkhani, a senior Iranian official.
Just as the “hybrid” variant is possible, in which the car, with its remote-controlled machine gun, really existed, but only with a role of distraction in the attack, while other murderers, humans, were those who pressed and were directly responsible of the assassination of the Iranian official.
Editor: Mihnea Lazăr
