Iran’s Plasma and Electromagnetic Weapons: Claim or Possibility?
WANA (Oct 30) – In the days when the fever of news about the twelve-day war between Iran and Israel has not yet subsided, and analyses of Iran’s missile power display continue, an interview of Mohammad-Hossein Azimi, Secretary-General of the Islamic Iran Front, has gone viral on social media and has quickly gained widespread attention.
These remarks, coinciding with the increasing global attention to Iran’s military capabilities, have stirred a new wave of debate and reactions across social networks.
In this interview, Azimi made extensive claims about Iran’s attainment of a range of advanced weapon technologies that no Iranian official had previously mentioned — including plasma fuel, plasma weapons, and electromagnetic (EMP) missiles.
“The fuel used in the Sejjil missile is plasma fuel. We possess plasma weapons, and we are currently using them in a defensive phase; however, when necessary, we will certainly use them offensively as well,” Azimi said in a recent video interview.
Iran’s first use of the long-range Sejjil missile, with a reported range of 2,000 kilometers /WANA News Agency
This political activist, who has a history of expressing distinctive and hardline opinions, also claimed that Iran possesses more than 600,000 missiles, and regarding the “Resurrection” missile — also known as “Apocalypse” — he said: “Aside from its weight and warhead, this missile has the capability to upgrade its warhead to 40 tons; in which, it can destroy an entire city.”
Another part of his remarks, which was the most widely discussed, concerned the claim that Iran has achieved electromagnetic pulse (EMP) missile technology, which, according to him, was one of the reasons behind Israel’s so-called preemptive attack:
“These missiles can disable all electrical devices within a radius of 200 kilometers. Israel’s defense minister had said that Iran was trying to obtain this technology and that they struck to stop it — but what a futile illusion! We achieved this technology years ago.”
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Deterrent Threat and Promise of a Decisive Response
Previously, Iran’s top military commanders warned that if Israel repeats an attack on Iran, Iran’s response would be very different, though they never explained how it would differ; some regime supporters have even dismissed those statements as military and political rhetoric.
The distrust stems from earlier claims—before the “True Promise 1 and 2” and during the 12-day war—about leveling Haifa and other Israeli cities with special weapons, none of which were carried out, nor were such weapons fired. “Today, if the Zionist regime makes that mistake again, our offensive capability is ten times what it was at the start of the 12-day war,” said Brig. Gen. Hossein Nejat, a senior IRGC commander.’
In the viral video interview, Azimi continued the commanders’ threat line: “If aggression is committed against Iran, we will show them the end times. We have kept the Resurrection missile for that day.” Referring to any possible attack, he said, “If the Zionist regime attacks Iran again, we will certainly respond more firmly, and this time we will use newer-generation missiles developed in the last ten years.”
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Iranian military experts have spoken of missiles with special features, such as hypersonic missiles, but never released information about a missile called “Atash Afroz” (“Firestarter”).
“The Atash-Afroz missile is a tactical missile that explodes before hitting the ground. When it strikes an area, it sucks in oxygen and releases the oxygen with fire, except for the blast wave,” Azimi said.
He added that if used, these missiles could paralyze the enemy’s vital facilities, and that Iran “has no need for a nuclear warhead,” since these missiles are far more tactical and strategic than nuclear weapons.
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The latter claims of this political activist were even more surprising, though no official has confirmed or denied them. Azimi, stating that Iran is not seeking mass destruction, said: “Iran has acquired intercontinental missiles, and the United States and many other countries know this but do not announce it to avoid global fear.”
His remarks have drawn mixed reactions. Sadegh Al-Hosseini, an economist and political activist, accused Azimi of “not understanding numbers,” noting that the total number of ballistic missiles worldwide by the highest estimates is only around 120,000–140,000.
Military experts estimate that Iran possesses between 3,000 and 7,000 missiles — a significant number that places Iran, after Russia and China, as having the largest ballistic missile arsenal in the world, even surpassing the United States.
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In Iran’s media sphere, the publication of such statements often serves a dual purpose: on one hand, boosting national morale and confidence in the country’s defensive capabilities, and on the other, creating a degree of strategic ambiguity and fear internationally — ambiguity that is precisely what some powers use as a tool of deterrence.
From another perspective, the lack of official confirmation also gives the story a tone of rumor and speculation. For foreign observers, such statements can oscillate between “leaked information” and “part of a psychological warfare campaign.”
From a technical standpoint, plasma weapons and electromagnetic missile technologies are still at the research and highly limited stage globally.
A new surface-to-surface 4th generation Khorramshahr ballistic missile called Khaibar with a range of 2,000 km is launched at an undisclosed location in Iran, in this picture obtained on May 25, 2023. Iran’s Ministry of Defence/WANA (West Asia News Agency)
Only the United States has spoken, to a small and experimental extent, about weapons based on such technologies, and even Russia and China have not yet announced any definitive achievements in this field. Therefore, if Azimi’s statements are accurate, they would represent not only a remarkable advancement for Iran but also an unexpected leap in global military technology.
For now, however, due to the absence of technical evidence, these remarks remain at the level of claims and media reflections.
