Pager 2.0? Strange Blasts Rock Iran’s Missile Corps as Sabotage Suspected
New reports suggest a wave of mysterious malfunctions within Iran’s missile arsenal, raising speculation of foreign sabotage. Experts are comparing the incidents to previous covert disruptions like Hezbollah’s infamous pager explosions, only this time, the stakes and the technology are far more advanced.
A series of strange and potentially catastrophic malfunctions has reportedly hit Iran’s missile systems, raising questions about whether foreign interference is once again targeting the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities. According to emerging accounts, several missiles launched from western Tehran have exploded just seconds after liftoff, detonating mere meters from their launchers, an occurrence that has repeated multiple times in recent days.
Beni Sabti, a noted Iran specialist from the Institute for National Security Studies, weighed in on the phenomenon in a recent interview, suggesting a deeper and potentially deliberate pattern behind these failures. “Something strange is happening to Iranian technology,” Sabti explained. “These are not isolated incidents.”
While video documentation is scarce, likely due to the tightly controlled military zones where these events are occurring, local Iranian sources have begun to leak details, describing the short-range self-detonations as highly unusual and indicative of either critical internal flaws or external sabotage.
“It resembles the disruptions Hezbollah experienced years ago with their weaponized communication system, what became known as the ‘pager explosions,’” Sabti noted. “Only this time, it’s different technology and potentially far more destructive consequences.”
The repeated premature detonations not only embarrass Iran’s missile corps but also raise serious concerns within the regime about the integrity of its arsenal, especially amid heightened tensions and active war with Israel. If sabotage is confirmed, it could reflect a sophisticated cyber or hardware compromise designed to undermine Tehran’s long-range threat capabilities without the need for open confrontation.
This incident comes amid ongoing military operations, covert actions, and suspected cyberattacks targeting various Iranian infrastructures. The timing has led some analysts to speculate that foreign intelligence services may be employing advanced methods to disable Iran’s strategic assets from within, possibly even embedding fail-safes into missile components or launch software.
Iranian authorities have yet to issue an official statement addressing the reports, though there is increasing chatter within state-linked media about the need to investigate "technical irregularities" in recent test launches. Whether these malfunctions are the result of engineering flaws or a more deliberate hand remains to be seen, but either way, the reliability of Iran’s missile force is now under renewed scrutiny.