according to the FBI the Iranian revolutionary guard through their intermediary fared shakery and Aken man hired pop Rivera a 49-year-old welder from Brooklyn New York has one of the individuals allegedly involved in an assassination plot in November 2024 after Trump won the election the FBI's investigation uncovered damning evidence including text messages photos and voice recordings that detailed surveillance and assassination plans but why would Iran want to assassinate president Trump it all started back in 2020 when three us Reaper drums armed with Hellfire missiles lay in wait for an Airbus a 320 from Damascus to land it was here the two cars arrived to pick up one of the middle east's most feared generals Solan of the Iranian revolutionary guard at that moment The Reaper drone launched three Hellfire missiles at the two vehicles sending them Airborne we also have the exact geolocation where this happened as you can see from the map these are the vehicles that were destroyed along with their corresponding latitudes and longitudes more details all in the video ahead let's go back to where this all started in detail the 3rd of January 2020 from Syria Damascus the CH Wings Airlines flight 501 started its engine down the runway at Damascus International Airport at us baged International Airport there are three us Reaper drones that is capable of silently loitering for some time they are waiting for solam mines to get into a Toyota Camry sedan and an SUV but why is he a high value Target well the decision to take out the general SOA Manny was because around 580 Americans lost their lives due to his planning and executions and finally on the 27th of December 2019 a rocket attacked by solam Manny backed militia kills an American contractor at the K1 Airbase in Iraq 4 days later on New Year's Eve more armed militia vandalized the reception area at the American Embassy in Baghdad City these attacks infuriate US president Donald Trump St he decides to eliminate solom many once and for all but late on New Year's Eve 2019 president Donald Trump decides to take the risk and orders a drone strike to kill Soloman despite an earlier delay to Solomon's flight the CIA has been prepared for every contingency in this operation earlier in the day at 10:30 a. m. the first Reaper drone took up station above Baghdad International Air airport since then a rotation of UAV has been continually monitoring the area and ready to Strike should so many arrive early these drones have been launched from alud Airbase in Qatar ensuring they were ready to execute the mission as soon as the opportunity presented itself interestingly the drones involved in this operation are being controlled remotely from an Air Force Base in Nevada despite the lethal potential of these Reaper drones the air traffic control tower at Baghdad International Air airport is notified of their presence and assured by American officials that the drones are unarmed and merely providing security OverWatch at 1232 a.
m. Cham Wings Airlines Airbus a 320 finin lands shortly after two vehicles and SUV and a white Toyota carry drive through a private or cargo gate and onto the tarmi to meet the aircraft these vehicles are carrying key Iran backed eraki militia figures led by abui Al mahand the commander of the popular mobilization forces Al mandis a close alley and longtime friend of solam manyi steps out to greet the Iranian General as he disembarks from the plane at this moment the reaper drones confirm their positive identification of solam Manny and the operation is officially given the green light solam maning and Alma handis exchanged greetings before entering the lead vehicle of the Convoy this small Convoy consisting of two vehicles drives back through the cargo gate and onto the axis Road leading out of the airport as the Convoy proceeds one of the reaper drones arms its Hellfire missiles and tracks the movement of solam May's group the Drne operators stationed in Nevada await the final order to strike the vehicles are about to emerge onto the highway leading toward downtown Baghdad when the command is given the Reaper drone fires three Hellfire missiles two targeting the lead vehicle which carries solaman and Alma handis and one a a at the following SUV at 12:40 a. m.
the missiles hit their targets with deadly Precision obliterating both vehicles and eliminating all of the occupants in total 10 people are lost their lives in the strike including solam many Al mandis and five members of Iran's Elite revolutionary guard following the successful strike the drones immediately exit the air space and their surveillance Duties are taken over by three F-18 Super Hornets although the air traffic control tower requests that the fighter jets also leave the area one Super Hornet remains unsted to document the aftermath of the strike ensuring there is visual confirmation of solam man's death the assassination of solaman marks a significant escalation in US Iran tensions creating a ripple effect to this day let's take a look at the Hellfire missile the missile has a laser Seeker on its nose that detects the laser light reflecting off the target it's designed to Seek and Destroy tanks and other anti-aircraft weapons in response to Sol many's assassination the Iranian government vowed retaliation swiftly preparing to strike back American forces in Iraq just after midnight on January 8th 2020 Iraqi prime minister Adil Abdul MTI received a direct warning from the Iranian revolutionary guard that an attack was imminent the primary target at Alice at Air Base in Western Iraq which housed nearly 2,000 US service members Iran's Islamic revolutionary guard corves irgc launched over 12 ballistic missiles at the alised airbase in Al embar Governor Western Iraq as well as another Air Base in herbal in response to the assassination of Major General kasum solmani by a United States drone strike Lieutenant Colonel Tim Garland stationed at the base was alerted to the incoming Threat by the Pentagon and immediately began organizing evacuation by 1:00 a. m. most us Personnel have been successfully moved to safety while essential base staff were left behind to take cover in a small bunker at 1:30 a.
m. the Iranian revolutionary guard launched a beage of F and ballistic missiles toward al-assad this is one of Iran's ballistic missile it can carry a warhead weighing between 760 and 1,200 kg which translates to 1,675 and 2,645 lb how it works step one the missile is positioned at a 90° angle and then fired step two the ballistic missile's trajectory takes it outside or near the edge of Earth's atmosphere step three the Warhead payload separates from the rocket that carried it Aloft and re-enters the atmosphere descending towards its Target step four the missile can carry a single or multiple Warheads depending on the variant the Warhead separates from the single stage rocket after it has traveled about more than half the distance to its Target the most prolific scud variants had a circular error probable of 300 450 M this means that 50% of the missiles fired at a Target would land within a circle of that diameter the newly established us space force detected the missile launches early and relayed urgent warnings to the base giving the last remaining Americans just enough time to seek cover at 134 a. m.
