You’re asking some very good questions.

Re. who am I? Just somebody following developments related to Iranian military since nearly 40 years, and — from time to time — publishing…

You’re asking some very good questions.

Re. who am I? Just somebody following developments related to Iranian military since nearly 40 years, and — from time to time — publishing about them (some times in form of articles in specialized press, sometimes in form of books; some of the latter are covering the Iranian Air Force, or related affairs, like Iran-Iraq War).

Re. how is Karrar technically feasible: Iran has the know-how and industry that could — theoretically — build a tank like Karrar (i.e. that could build the automotive components, a remote-controlled turret, an advanced gun, advanced armour etc.). Problem are dysfunctional chain of command and totally unworkable decision-making processes — mentioned in the article. In simpliest possible fashion: even if the most influential cliques might would ever find an agreement about financing a project of that size, this would still require participation of, say, 10,000 different companies. But, if it’s 100+ different competing ‘cliques’ that control so many of different companies, it’s near-impossible for all of them to find an agreement and cooperate efficiently enough to get all the know-how, technology etc. together — and actually manufacture such a complex piece of machinery.

Combined with endemic corruption, that’s the reason why most of much announced projects end with construction of either a mock-up or a ‘prototype’. In ‘worst case’, some director (‘manager’) there pockets a few millions while letting a carpenter and a welder construct such a fake like that ‘Qaher-313 stealth fighter’ — and nothing happens to anybody of those involved and responsible.