Iran photo shop artists are at it again. This time they didn’t just put Iran’s supposed new stealth jet on a show floor, they have it flying over Mount Damavand.
The staff at GIZMODO took notice and quickly tracked down the stock photo at PickyWallpapers.com that was then featured in the media blitz for Iran’s supposed Qaher 313 stealth fighter.
We’ve been here before. On Feb. 2, Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran Defense Ministry Ahmad Vahidi were supposedly on hand when the Iranians rolled out the Qaher 313. Plenty of flaws were found in the supposed fighter to include the cockpit and the lack of rivets on the aircraft.
These new photos only go further to confirm the hoax.
Iran’s military has been keeping the photo shop team in Iran busy for awhile now. Who can forget in 2008 when Iran bolstered a supposed missile test by photo shopping a few extra missiles into the frame?
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They have no shame…
It looks like they have a fake version of Photoshop too..
They have no real intelligence either
Isreal must be peeing their pants lol
I am not so sure. Israel has the U.S. as its attack dog. If the Israeli government really feel threatened, they can simply put a phone order to their brethren in US Congress, the Pentagon, and/or the White House. A multi-billion-dollar operation funded by clueless US taxpayers will be underway in no time. It has always been done like that since the founding of Israel. I don't expect any change now.
US taxpayers have funded the Israeli military to the tune of 2.5 to 3 billion dollars a year for about 3 decades.
Free technology, training, weapons and ammunitions. Free young and old American lives in proxy wars. Free veto right over US voters and politicians.
Best weapons client? LOL!!
I like you name – it really fits!!
Honestly, three billion dollars a year is a piss in the wind in terms of the amount of money we spend on healthcare alone. Let alone our own military. Lots of zeroes is only really indicative of the fact that we are a burgeoning empire. In the opinion of this internet user, our support of Israel is important and we should help them to the uttermost need as long as our mutual interests align. Further more, Israel helps us in many ways aside from their rather aggressive stance to the dictatorships of the region. They test out much of the new weapon systems that the United States creates so that they actually get some "real world" feedback.
I believe, if anything, that we use Israel too much to our own advantage instead of simply dealing with the problems of the middle east ourselves. No, the question that you should be asking about American proxy wars in general is, "Do you believe American lives are worth anything we may find in the sands of the old world on campaign?"
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On second thought, we all should be asking if you're a troll?
Actually, since BamBam has been in office that ain't true.
When will Israel just say enough is enough?….and send in attack aircraft and bloody their nose with the strike we all know is coming against the nuclear site?……just do it, I can't wait for the Israelies to make that unstable Achmedinejihad angry enough to do something really stupid…..I would hate for the peoples of Iran to suffer for it though, because we know the idiot leader of Iran will just cower in a underground bunker…
Quick correction, Ahmadinejad is a loud puppet of the ayatollahs/clerics which really rule the country.
So, you cant wait for a strike that, at best, will delay the Iranian Nuclear program, guarantee that they decide to build a bomb (which they clearly have not yet done), strengthen the regime in the eyes of its people (who curently, do not greatly favor the regime), destroy any cahnce of diplomatic progress with Iran for at least the next 15 years and more than likely lead to a protracted Iranian asymetric response?
I dont see the attraction of a strike, to be honest – it would likely turn out a lot worse for the west than it would for Iran.
My guess is that those calling for an attack on Iran/North Korea/whatever are armchair warriors, who – at best – know how to handle a handgun. The pros writing on a blog like this, mainly in the armed forces, will get the job done when called upon, but they're rarely the ones wanting for a war.
"but they're rarely the ones wanting for a war."
That was the attitude that got us WWII. Sometimes shooting first costs the least.
Are you suggesting it was the US military that didn't want to enter the already raging WW2? Learn your history before posting: Knowing the events leading up to the US declaring war on the Axis powers, one can see that it was the American population – civilians – who weren't in a rush to join the fighting.
My comment was not about which wars should or shouldn't be fought, but rather about the furious rants so often appearing on this blog.
I see your point, but disagree about only pro soldiers speaking about war. Wars affect all of society, not just those who volunteer or are called to fight. That's like saying only medical personnel should talk about health care, or only teachers about education.
WOODY, IF YOU STUDY THE HISTORY OF RELIGION, ECONOMIC AND POLITICS YOU WILL FIND THAT THE MUSLIMS ARE NOT THE CENTRAL CHARACTERS, YOU WILL ALSO FIND THAT THE CENTRAL CHARACTERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SMALL
CADRE OF MONEY LENDERS. THIS SMALL CADRE CREATORS OF HISTORY AND WARS ALWAYS COME OUT SMELLING LIKE ROSES AND RICHER AND MORE POWERFUL WITH EVERY EVENT. THEY FINANCE IT ALL, THEY PLAN AND IMPLEMENT THE ACTIONS OF THEIR PLAN, AND IDIOTS LIKE YOU AND I GET TO CARRY IT OUT IN THE NAME OF PATRIOTISM. THE IDIOT LEADERS IN IRAN ARE SMARTER THAN YOU, THEIR HISTORY HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERTWINED WITH THE EVIL MONEY LENDERS AND THEY ALWAYS COME OUT WITH THE SHORT END OF THE STICK, JUST AS THE UNITED STATES HAS. WAKE UP, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAKE YOU SEE THAT YOU ARE A CERTIFIED, REGISTERED, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONALLY CREATED ZIONIST FEDERAL RESERVE SLAVE. STUDY THE HISTORICAL TIME LINE, FORGET CNN AND ALL THE LYING NEWS MEDIA, HISTORY WAS HERE BEFORE T.V. DON'T JUST SIT LIKE A FOOL LISTENING TO CRAP TO FILL YOUR EMPTY HEAD, HIT THE BOOKS
THEY CAN'T HIDE IT ALL, THERE ARE TOO MANY BOOKS AND TOO MANY WRITERS , EVERY PERSON THAT GETS A PHD, GETS IT BECAUSE HE STUDIED THE PAST AND WRITES A THESIS ON WHAT HE READ AND DISCOVERED. THE TRUTH IS WRITTEN BY PEOPLE HOPING FOR A PHD, NOT FOR RATINGS, AND THE PEOPLE GRANTING THE PHD, CHECK FOR ACCURACY, SO SHOULD YOU.
YOU ARE AN IGNORANT SLAVE, BUT YOU CAN BECOME A KNOWLEDGEABLE SLAVE, BUT YOU HAVE TO SPEND THE TIME TO STOP HATING PEOPLE YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT AND STUDY THE HISTORICAL FACTS. ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTIONS, HOW MANY IRANIAN, IRAQI, AFGHAN, CUBAN, NORTH KOREAN AIRCRAFT CARRIERS CRUISE OFF THE SHORE AND CONDUCT AIR STRIKES AGAINST THE ZIONIST OWNED AND OPERATED COMMERCIAL CORPORATION KNOWN AS "THE UNITED STATES.? IF YOUR ANSWER IS NONE, THEN I THINK THAT EVEN A FOOL SHOULD BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHO THE REAL TERRORIST ARE. GLOBAL TERROR REQUIRES MORE MONEY THAN THE
SLAVE NATION, THE UNITED STATES HAS OR EVER HAD, FIND OUT WHERE THE U.S. GETS ITS TERROR SPREADING MONEY FROM AND YOU WILL DISCOVER WHO THE REAL GLOBAL TERRORIST ARE. NOW GET OF YOUR DEAD ASS AND HIT THE BOOKS. THE HINTS I JUST GAVE YOU ARE HARD TO COME BY. BY THE WAY. YOU ARE WELCOME.
Shorter RAMON (without the shouting):
Das Juden…
Are you in Illinois, Ramon?… 'cause "I hate Illinois Nazis".
Anyone who knows anything about the situation knows that an Israeli (or a joint NATO / Israeli) attack against Iran would be foolish to the extreme! It would simply not work. An attack would mean war with Iran. This no one can afford or should desire. All that an attack will achieve is a nuclear armed Iran. In the short term some 2000 tons of high explosive will land on Israel’s Demona reactor, and no the Iron dome will not be able to stop that! With the Negev reactor melt down most of Israel will become radioactive. This would all be achieved by Iran’s conventional arms alone. Most of Israeli senior generals (who are sane) have advised against an attack on Iran. As have most of our own NATO military researchers who are worth their salt. Even the ex head of Mossad has advised against this. And the members of the Institute do not speak out lightly.
As for Ahmadinejad, well he has no real power when it comes to these things and what he says is scripted by others.
LOL. Once again these people have shown just how stupid they are. Do they really think we will believe the BS?
Yes
Ironically enough, if they touted what their ACTUAL strategy is instead of this load of crap, maybe people would take notice. Asymmetric warfare is alive and well in the IRGC, and in my opinion the US is not going to have as easy a time dealing with them as most people think. I believe the Obama administration's reluctance actually reflects this, too. It would be a larger military commitment than we want/can afford.
XYZ is right here we can easily sweep away any of their attempts to mount a conventional war and destroy most of their industry at will but they can drag on a asymmetric war for longer than we would probally care to deal with it. Which is honestly why i like Israels strategy of come in destroy all the shit you dont like and leave the best.
Unless they do what they did to Gadaffi's Libya to Iran, level the gov and its forces and leave the rest up to the rebels and special forces
You're going to have a war with Iran whether you want to or not. We didn't have a choice with the Nazis and we won't have a choice with Iran. ONly this time we could learn from history and stop them before they get a nuke.
Ironically, Iran's nuclear development would have also guaranteed war with Iraq as well. Perhaps it is just as well we went in then instead of now.
It's also amazing that Iran can construct an aircraft capable of flying mach 4+, right??!!
Gizmodo's primary source:
http://harfhaye-nagofte-elham.blogspot.fr/
It's so stealthy it doesn't exist!
All I can add to this already overloaded conversation is…..NEVER unestimate your enemies….we have a bad history of doing just with some regiularity???
Well, at least Iran hasn't wasted hundreds of billions in producing "the most advanced fighter jets in the world F-22 and F-35" which are so stealthy that they are nowhere to be found in the skies (they have been grounded for various sins, such as killing the pilots).
Iran's most deadly weapon isn't stealthy fighters or nuclear warheads; it's using a currency other than the US dollar for oil exports.
Hey I think Clint Eastwood is flying that "Beast"!! or was it Owen Wilson? lmao FAIL
The photo shop team is pathetic it look cheesy as is. Seem they hired a Chinese movie FX team to do there propaganda. LOL
Well, that's a first for me. Deleted comment! I really don't understand why, but, to continue.
I seriously wonder what Iran's aims are here. Surely they knew that they were going to get called out over this. So, what is the point in their eyes?
I would honestly love to know.
Probably to boost their own confidence and egos. Or perhaps they really do believe all the junk they put out. Wouldn't surprise me if they have been operating in a virtual echo chamber all this time.
North K and Iran have the same aims. They do not want part of a Western dominated economy & lifestyle. They want us to drop sanctions and do what they want.
After Iraq, they are both seeking ability to attack the united states from long range in order to have some strong deterrence against us like Russia & China have.
Much of this can simply be resolved by removing all non-weapon sanctions against them both.
Methinks the photoshopped pics are for domestic use. It won't be the first time a gullible public belives what their government tells them (WMD anyone?), and it won't be the last. At least we can have a good laugh at this one….
You can fool all of the people some of the time…uktr. So they count on gullibility, repeating the lie until someone believes it.
Their aim (or aims) was threefold. Firstly this was done during the anniversary of their revolution. So it was to show their public what they have (or in this case, soon will have). Secondly it was to create a cover for the actual program. Everyone is saying "Their stealth aircraft is a Joke", when all they have seen is a plastic replica. in the meanwhile, the actual plane is being developed. Thirdly the plane is not supposed to be all round stealth fighter. It is a stealth wing in ground aircraft.
Of course The Islamic Republic of Iran knew they were going to get called out..
And they will..
Remember what you guys said when The Islamic Republic of Iran Captured "The Beast of Kandahar"
Everyone was saying that is was a fake..
No fake.. It was the real thing..
They even copied it and are mass producing it now and deploying it.
They even offer other countries protection against drones, cause they became leader before US in dronetechnologie.. Dont forget that they downed all of the caputered drones (atleast 9 is the past 5j) by hacking them wile they were in the sky..
Best learning school is if you can examen the test itself..
Anyway just dont be to quick to say its fake, cause they can call you with the NUTS..
They anounced that they will release more video about the stealth plane soon..
General Parvez Arhmadinedinemeshtoian of the First Cartoon Brigade of the Basiji Fighters and Defenders of the Faith told FARS News today that they have been preparing a fleet of thousands of computer generated fighter bombers that will bring Death to America.
DEATH TO AMERICA CAME AND WENT, IT CAME WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE, IT HAPPENED WITH THE DEPRESSION OF 1929, WHAT CAME AFTER IS THE "NEW DEAL." THE "NEW DEAL" WAS NEVER DEFINED NOR EVER EXPLAINED TO ANYONE. THE "NEW DEAL" WAS THE FEDERAL RESERVE FORECLOSURE OF THE BANKRUPT NATION THAT WAS "The United States of America." THE OLD AMERICA IS DEAD AND SO IS FREEDOM, REPLACED BY "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INC." A PRIVATELY OWNED COMMERCIAL SUBSIDIARY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE. THE REASON FOR MAINTAINING THE UNITED STATES INC. IS TO PROVIDE A SLAVE POPULATION, A MILITARY ORGANIZATION, AND THE SLAVE MILITARY PERSONNEL TO PROTECT AND KEEP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SAFE AND OPERATIONAL. THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS THE DEVIL'S
BANK, YOU AND EVERYONE YOU KNOW IS OWNED AND ENSLAVED BY IT, GIVING RISE FOR THE NEED FOR YOUR SILLY ASS TO REQUIRE REDEMPTION BY JESUS CHRIST. ITS THAT SIMPLE.
They need Shoji Kawamori to help them with designs. If it really flies… let's STEAL it!
The US has stolen enough stuff from around the world already, don't you think?
Actually We invent and develop a lot of stuff, that gets stolen from us. What are you referring to, bedwetter?
I think he may be referring to thievish lowlifes such as yourself. Sounds like you are the bedwetter here. Have you been bedridden and bedwetting for the past 30 years? The U.S. govt has been stealing money, oil, land and even human lives.
Pull your head out of your ass and breathe some fresh air before you post next time, Ultra Assholic Venomous Geek.
It's great to be on top and sucks to be on the bottom. Better hope you end up a little higher on the food chain in your next life.
Why steal a moldy loaf of bread even if you are hungry? Even bedwetters and game-playing geeks need proper nutrition.
I agrre that the picture is photoshoped. I photoshop pictures all day for my clients. The yellowish coloring on the aircraft is from low grade flourescent lighting from the room that the plane was sitting in at the time. If you look at the mountains and clouds, the glare should be more a a bright white. As we as if the plane was of proper stealth calibur, it wouldnt have any light sheen on it at all.
|I want one.
Maybe if America wouldn't have "given" nuke material and tech to israel all those decades ago Iran wouldn't be trying so hard to obtain nukes….
The French assisted with Dimona's construction, the Shah had German contractors but never finished Busheshr, the Iraqis used French assistance for Osirak.
It was the French who helped build Dimona. Since then they have never built another.
As far as their technology is concerned, they have plenty of home-grown variety and much of it the US has access to.
All those decades ago when the Shah was in power and friendly to the US, the Iranians never built a reactor.
The current leaders there have only one aim and that is to built a bomb and with the help of the NK's a delivery system. Make no mistake, their targets also include western Europe and America.
Busheshr was under construction but was not completed before the Iranian Revolution.
ll iran is a sorry nation
Include model glue in the list of sanctioned items and the Iranian military industrial complex will fold.
LOL This has historical precedence the He-219 had the factories that made the glue for it's plywood structure bombed. As a result airplanes came apart in mid-air.
Well, A lot of Defense companies do infographics presentations, right?. I had been thinking about this show and I am very puzzle and spooky too. What kind of Goverment do so nonsense mascarade if that "Beast" can´t fly?. This question is relevant for me due i always thought that International Community were over pressing one Sovereing State avowed by UN. Maybe its time to change my mind.
Perhaps we need to look past the obvious domestic propaganda use of the pictures and look at the history of the region, and the arc of regional powers. Then we might see that Iran is trying to re-assert what it believes is it's right as the "Persian empire" to do this you need a strong military or at very least, the appearance of a strong military.
True,
But its role as an "empire" was to try and conquer the world.
There are a lot of countries who would not be in agreement with those goals.
Ah and so the need for a strong military.., all empires are built first on military strength and second on the decline of the incumbent empire.. persian – greek – roman…..british – american…the big question perhaps is who's "empire" is most at risk from the potential rise of the Iranians, is it Israel / Saudi Arabia..because it's certainly not the American… :-)
"because it's certainly not the American."
No, certainly not in the short term. But like Nazi Germany who initially wanted only "lebensraum" then all of Europe, they were also very interested in extending there range. At the end of the war, it was discovered that the V2 project was also aimed at developing a ballistic missile to hit New York. Further, they already had a prototype jet bomber that could have reached North America.
Iran too, in the short term wants to exert its hegemony over all of the middle east including the gulf states. Then their broader aims will come out. But even now they can wage war by proxy against the US and western Europe.
They have an absolutist agenda and can take their time.
And that is why many are pushing for war now and not after Iran owns most of the ME.
Those morons couldn't build a Curtiss "Jenny".
Yes, but can they (Iran) put a man on the moon next?
I remember the US wrestling team went to Iran about 10 years ago, and when a Black American wrestler took the stage and waved to the crowd, the Iranians went crazy cheering for him, and gave him a five minute standing ovation. I know as a Canadian that worked in Iran a couple times that many of the people like us westerners, and would be as happy as us to see them go. So don't be so quick to say "bomb them" or "hit em now", as many of the people that will die do NOT support the regime there. I'm not saying something shouldn't be done, I worked as a PSD contractor in Afghanistan for 4 years, I'm just saying don't paint all of Iran with the same brush.
i agree Gman. I would guess 70%-90% of the Iranians would welcome the freedoms of the West versus their totalitarian regime – it is not not religious – the religion of the state exists to control the state. The work has fallen on the USA to help other nations fight for their God given rights.
100% correct here, ladies and gentlemen. Most of the US hate comes from the Iranian government. Iran's people aren't like North Koreans. They want peace. And, if anything, they are probably less informed than us about their own nuke program. Save the people, down with the government.
I've seen that stock photo before. There's a spot on there that says, "INSERT PLANE HERE".
If you look VERY closely, you can just make out the Space Monkey at the Controls….
If you look VERY closely you just make out that Space Monkey at the controls…
omg
lighting, glossyness, brightness, saturation, perspective-angles …
they should have tried to read a tutorial in the first place!
We should have a photoshop contest. Whoever photoshops the Qaher 313 into the least likely scenario wins.
… oh… wait… I guess Iran already won.
(you probably saw that punchline coming, didn't you?)
Hahaha.
Very odd yet they are cleverly stupid.
It's made to mock you. They taught I ran….
Take it easy guys. Maybe Iran simply wants to dominate in the virtual reality. In that case they're making a progress.
There is a long history of Iran putting out false models and photos of aircrafts for propaganda reasons. But just when the west is convinced that it is all a load of garbage, hey presto! They come up with an actual flying prototype. Now the prototype may not be all they claimed to begin with. But it is not as bad as what west say it is. The reality is that they already do produce some stealth planes and drones and they have successfully reversed engineered (and fully manufactured) a copy of an F5. Also the fact is that a Q -313 aircraft (well a scale model of it) has already flown. The pictures and the models may not be real. But there is an actual aircraft and it would be foolish to assume that they are not capable of building it.
Iran in 2013……. WINNING!
Maybe they plan on it wearing a Bhurka, like their women!
That's about as scary as the photo of the "Irani Navy", that was posted a few months ago. Guffaw….
If it works like the F-35…..we'll bankrupt them.
try again
well, wonder what word I used to get the administrator… well, computer program to delete my comment instantaneously…
What a joke! a second grader could do a better job
Is that Wookiee in the flying seat?
They can draw anything they wish with photoshop and say it will fly.. Using it for protection is a different story. The USA is only playiing a game with them.
A better question would be if you are an Israeli citizen living in the US. Nice try with your lies; wrong audience though. LOL
I agree with him. We should indeed be asking "Are you are troll?". What do you think? Do "Oblat" and "passingby" ring a bell?
You have every right to agree with him. No complaint from me.
Are you an Israeli citizen living in the US? Do you have ethnic / family ties to Israel?
Tell us why you would support 2.5 to 3 billion dollar military aid to a nuclear-armed Israel when the number of Americans living in poverty has been on the rise.
Israel has been a flagrant human rights violator against the Palestinians, and an aggressive, abusive trouble maker / instigator in the Middle East.
I was referring to the hesitancy on the part of Chamberlain to confront Hitler leading up to WWII.
I agree that the American people did not want to enter the war, that is until Pearl Harbor got bombed.
No sane person wants a war. In the case of Iran/N. Korea/etc., we are looking at those who will become potential threats to ourselves or our interests. It is natural to want to strike first, rather than wait for the enemy to move.
"Palestinians" No such animal as you well know. Are you then referring to Arabs living Lebanon, Syria and the Siani?
You are a Jew, aren't you. Too bad your denial has no effect on the legitimacy of Palestinians' claims against the illegal state of Israel.
I fully support dissolving the state of Israel and returning the land to its rightful owners, i.e. the Palestinians.