Posted on: 14/06/2025 (Last update: 14/06/2025 time: 12:18)
Bethlehem Ma’an- The United States secretly transferred more than 300 Helvire missiles to Israel on Tuesday, just three days before the unprecedented attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to Middle East Eye.
According to the report, the missiles were transferred at a time when the Trump administration was publicly declaring its willingness to continue negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program.
Hilvier missiles are laser-targeted air-targeted missiles used for accurate strikes. Although it is not suitable for bombing nuclear installations, it is especially effective in directing accurate strikes of specific targets.
According to the report, the Trump administration was aware of Israeli plans months ago. In April and May, the CIA received detailed surroundings about Israel’s intention to launch a single -side attack on nuclear installations – through a mixture of electronic attacks and accurate strikes – without direct intervention from the United States. According to the Middle East Eye, the Israeli action plan impressed the American leadership.
Nevertheless, in recent months, the impression has emerged that Trump is still resisting the pressure of Prime Minister Netanyahu to publicly support the strike. However, Axius reported on Friday, quoting high -ranking Israeli officials, that the administration was “pretending” to oppose it, while in reality no real opposition was shown in the plans of strike.
Negotiations between the two parties recently stumbled, mainly due to the United States insisting on the full endowment of uranium enrichment.
On the other hand, Iran announced that its right to enrich uranium at a low level is a red line for it. Despite the diplomatic stalemate, the United States continued to transfer weapons and military equipment to Israel throughout this period.
The transmission of Hilvier missiles did not require a special notification of Congress, as it was part of a huge arms deal worth $ 7.4 billion, approved in February 2025, and included bombs, missiles and relevant equipment.
