Originally Posted by
Capi_Cafre'
......... snip............. The launch crew almost certainly made a reasoned decision to fire within the context of its training and the information available at the time.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but based on my experience living in Iran for a number of years and flying with their military I would say a "reasoned decision" is far from certain. You may be right, but I wonder if you are projecting your previous personal experience onto a completely different set of circumstances.