The alleged assassination attempt on Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the capital Tehran has drawn attention to Iran, which is said to have purchased ultra long-range electronic warfare systems from its ally Russia. SYSTEM DESIGNED AGAINST NATOThe Murmansk-BN electronic warfare systems have a range of 5,000 kilometers, making this Russian-made system one of the most powerful in the world. The system is designed to counter NATO and can disrupt military satellite communications. Numerous Iranian and Russian accounts on Telegram have reported that multiple Murmansk-BN systems have been deployed in Iran. HANIYEH ASSASSINATION INCREASES TENSIONThe assassination attempt on Haniyeh in the Revolutionary Guards guesthouse in Tehran has brought Iran's security vulnerability to the world's attention. There are reports that the assassination was carried out with a bomb placed in Haniyeh's room, but the Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced that the room was targeted by a short-range rocket carrying a 7-kilogram warhead from Israel. There were reports that police special unit commander Hasan Karami, who is believed to be involved in the assassination, had been arrested, but Iran denied these reports today.
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