Iranian newspaper suggests a theory of America being behind the warship strike
Shafaq News / The electronic newspaper "Asr Iran", close to the team of President Hassan Rouhani suggested, on Wednesday, that targeting the Iranian naval warship Konarak was carried out through an electronic war of the enemy, in reference to the United States.
The newspaper mentioned in its report entitled "Who hit Konarak : Jamaran destroyer, electronic war or American missiles?", Noting threats made by US President Donald Trump 17 days ago to target Iranian boats and ships if they harassed American ships in the Gulf.
The newspaper described the process of targeting and destroying the Iranian "Kanark" ship in the Sea of Oman as "strange", adding that "it is likely that targeting it with an electronic war on the part of the" enemy "is possible.
On Monday, the Iranian army said that Jamaran destroyer was mistakenly targeted by a cruise missile in the Sea of Oman during military exercises that killed 19 elements and wounded 15 others from the Iranian navy.
The Iranian electronic newspaper based on the possibility of a cyber attack on what was published by the "Aja" website, the media platform of the Iranian army, which broadcast a video clip that presented the theory of "enemy attack", adding that "if the truth is proven, the case will change completely."
"The technical defect of the missile produced by the industry was the main reason for this misdiagnosis, but there is also the possibility of cyber warfare by the enemy," the army said in another video posted by it.
Question
The report asked whether the technologies related to electronic warfare are able to launch or change the course of "cruise" missiles or not ?, indicating that "this question must be answered by technical and military experts, even though the military's assertion of the possibility of electronic warfare reinforces the suggestion that such a possibility is technically possible. ”
"If the enemy (America) was really involved in an incident targeting the battleship Kanark, then it is likely that it is the same enemy accused of electronic war ... And if this theory is correct, then the Iranian side may not announce it in order to control and manage the situation, which is what It might be a deliberate decision in the current situation. "
Wait for Trump's failure
The Iranian newspaper report claimed that "the Islamic Republic is trying to advance the American presidential elections, which will be held this fall, in its current relationship with the United States, in order to create a better climate between Iran and the United States after Trump's defeat."
The report was based on the possibility of the Iranian side being silent with what it said is that "in the current situation where opinion polls in the United States are not appealing to Trump, any tension, especially military tension between Iran and the United States, will surely end in Trump's favor, so regardless of Konarak incident, it is not Trump is unlikely to want to derail the game and revive his diminishing chances of winning by creating tension and conflict. "
"Therefore, the Iranians tried to refrain from playing on Trump's territory in the remaining months before the US elections, and to make the settlement of transactions and interactions conditional on specifying the next four years in the United States,” the newspaper added.
