Official Iran Missile Photo Faked to Hide Failure

An official photo of Iran’s recent missile launch distributed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has been “DIGITALLY ALTERED, according to reports. The photo presented on the front page of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune many other newspapers around the world. In a move designed to demonstrate readiness to reply to an Israeli attack, the Iranians apparently intended to launch four missiles simultaneously. According to the original

photo, only three launched. Iran may have PhotoShopped in the fourth missile to avoid embarrassment. (Orange outlining shows what was copied, and the read outlining shows where it was pasted in the picture above, and the original appears below.) Iran has been threatening for years to “wipe Isreal off the map.” perhaps they’d be more successful doing that with Photoshop, rather than missiles…

Orginal post by Mike

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