We could speculate that what happened here is the same thing that happened to Imad Mugniyah, senior terrorist of Hezbollah, in the supposed car bombing in Damascus.
An orbiting laser-weapons system, courtesy of the USA and/or Israel...no muss no fuss.
It's the ONLY kind of power that will contain the current situation with Iran.
It does appear that Iran is being set-up to be attacked—seemingly with their eager very crazy cooperation.
If so, it will evolve however rapidly into a wholescale WWIII or IV or whatever folks want to call it.
Maranatha.