TEHRAN – The US quietly supplied the Israeli regime with around 300 Hellfire missiles a few days before the unprovoked military attack on Iran, according to reports from the Middle East.
The move, run Tuesday under a pre-approved $7.4 billion weapons package, highlights Washington’s direct accomplices during the offensive strike in Tel Aviv that began Friday, targeting Tehran’s residential areas and nuclear and military sites.
The regime’s attacks reportedly resulted in the deaths of more than 100 Iranian citizens, including civilians, senior military officials and nuclear scientists.
The Hellfire missile has accurate targeting capabilities for both people and infrastructure, and may have significantly enhanced Israel’s ability to strike within Iran.
The Middle Eastern Eye spoke anonymously despite popular claims of pursuing diplomacy, citing two U.S. officials who admitted that the delivery had shown that the Trump administration was “informed” about Israeli plans for attack.
Esmaeir Bakaei, a spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, according to Tasnim News Agency, “The other side acted in a way that made dialogue pointless.”
“We cannot negotiate a Zionist regime to target Iran’s territory and simultaneously illuminate the green,” added Bakaei.
His remarks referenced the sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Oman.
Deceptive diplomacy and multifaceted co-inflicts
Following the blatant assault by Tel Aviv, Secretary of State Marco Rubio hastily warned Tehran not to retaliate against US interests, claiming that Washington was “not involved in the strike against Iran.” These claims are totally inconsistent with evidence of adjustment.
Israeli officials reported to broadcaster Kan, who notified Washington before launching an attack on Iran, that Axios believes Tel Aviv believes the Trump administration will only resist the plan.
President Donald Trump’s own statement further unravels the façade.
He publicly claimed on Thursday that the negotiations were “very close to a pretty good deal,” but he admitted on Friday that he “knowed everything” about the attack.
Iran’s Amir Said Irabani exploited Washington during an emergency national security council session on Friday.
He said that Israeli invasion intentionally hampered the ongoing nuclear talks, leaving him with “no room for dialogue.”
Influential and conservative analyst Tucker Carlson also pointed to Washington’s fault, writing that Trump is “complaining the act of war.”
“Negotiations were always a ploy to prepare for war, and the US was always meant to pay,” summed up by Brian Berletic, a geopolitical analyst who was a former US Marine.
Iranian analysts also denounced Washington the dangerous overlap.
Nasser Kanani, a former spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote to X:
The relocation of the Hellfire missile in Washington complemented extensive US military cooperation with Tel Aviv. During Iran’s retaliatory missile barrage of missiles on Friday night, US naval assets and ground-based patriot systems in the Eastern Mediterranean, including destroyer USS Thomas Hadner, helped Israel with air defense.
US officials confirmed to CBS News that the Pentagon provided “exquisite intelligence” that allowed it to strike first, and Reuters confirmed that US forces had intercepted missiles targeting Israel.
The Trump administration accelerated weapons transfers for months under the $7.4 billion package approved in February. This included bombs, missiles and equipment exempted from public disclosure requirements.
Currently, more than 40,000 US troops remain deployed in West Asia. This is a surge from 30,000 people earlier this year, and is located near strategic choke points like the Strait of Hormuz.