At the beginning of the original mission, Lieutenant Price and Captain MacMillan have to stealthily take out their target, ...

In All Ghillied Up, players take control of SAS member John Price as he and his mentor, Captain MacMillan, sneak into Pripyat ...

However, Zakhaev will not be a part of the present MW3 timeline as he died a long time ago. This article will highlight Zakhaev’s return to Modern Warfare 3.

In the final part of the trailer, the person captured by the Task Force 141 appears to be the son of Imran Zakhaev.

Again, it references ‘IW7’, which appears to stand for “Infinity Wave 7”, and the ‘Imran Zakhaev Launchport’, which could be a hub for space flight.

Imran Zakhaev may have died in Modern Warfare's future, but Black Ops - Cold War takes us back in time to when the Ultranationalist leader was still very much alive.

The clipping also details a statement from Makarov following the bombing, claiming the attack is revenge for “eliminating [Modern Warfare 1 antagonist] Imran Zakhaev.” ...

He was waiting for his target, Russian arms dealer and revolutionary Imran Zakhaev, in the nuclear remnants of Pripyat.

Victor is also the son of Imran Zakhaev in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — in that game, the JTF [Joint Task Force] attempt to capture Victor, only for the son to kill himself.

The future is pretty well-laid out for Imran Zakhaev. He will almost certainly be involved in the plot of the next Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019) — but, he might not be the main villain.

Or not, obviously because it breaks Modern Warfares 2 and 3. It happens during the mission 'One Shot, One Kill' where you set out to assassinate ultranationalist leader Imran Zakhaev.

He’s now been placed at the scene in ‘All Ghillied Up’ following his absence in the original version of Call of Duty 4, and can be spotted in the jeep behind Zakhaev.