Karim Khajatzadeh, an Iranian citizen linked to the Islamic State and with an extensive academic-technological background in the field of electronics and communications, came to Syria and possibly to support Russian-Iranian cooperation on Syrian soil, according to Western intelligence sources.
Karim Khajatzadeh, an Iranian citizen linked to the Islamic State and with an extensive academic-technological background in the field of electronics and communications, came to Syria and possibly to support Russian-Iranian cooperation on Syrian soil, according to information obtained by the blog from Western intelligence sources.
Karim is a senior executive at the Soroush Saman Telecommunications and Electronics Development Company – a company that specializes in the field of communications and electronics and has working relationships with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.
Karim, together with “Hasan Khadem Khalan” (another company executive), previously participated in an Iranian delegation to Russia, where they discussed technological projects and research in the field of electronics. The two also signed a number of studies dealing with the design, simulation, production and testing of high-power broadband antennas – studies that are also suitable for military bodies involved in the development and testing of radar systems and telecommunications networks. They revealed the academic research as part of the “14th Iranian Electrical Engineering Conference in 2018. At that time, Hassan Khadem Khalan was identified as an employee of the Naser Research Institute for Communications and Electronics.
“Soroush Saman” company is located in Tehran, in the neighborhood of Sahib Al-Zaman (AJ), on Pasdar Anoham St., No.-306.1, 1st floor, unit 1. Mohammad Hossein Rahdan, serves as the chairman of the board, “Hassan Khadam Khalan”, Serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from 07/03/2019 and “Karim Khaztzadeh” serves as the Chief Inspector.
It is estimated that as part of his visit to Syria, Karim met with Russian officials who are staying in the area, with the aim of strengthening the technical cooperation between Russia and Iran. In light of the company’s connection to the Revolutionary Guards, it is not impossible that the two parties direct their technical and academic status in favor of projects for the Revolutionary Guards in Iran, Syria and other countries.
In conclusion, it is interesting to see that Shekarim arrived in Syria despite the clear danger posed to Iranian technological activists who arrive in this arena.
