This footage, provided by a Hezbollah media outlet, shows one of their operatives (identity obscured) firing an Iran-supplied Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) system at an IDF armored truck.

The system in use here is a Dehlavieh (also Dehlaviyeh), which is an Iranian-made, unlicensed copy of the Russian 9M133 Kornet, in the same vein as the Almas, a similarly unlicensed, reverse-engineered copy of Israel’s Spike ATGM. These weapon systems have the distinction of being used by more non-State actors than actual militaries, despite being designed by the Iranian military.

As evidenced by Hezbollah’s usual cinematography, meant to mimic old VCR tapes, the operator confirms that the vehicle is occupied before firing. However, the damage appears to be inconclusive as the video ends with the vehicle in motion, which makes one question what Hezbollah thought they were proving by releasing the video. Then again, shooting but not accomplishing much seems to be a feature of Iranian hardware lately.

 

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