Israeli media: Iran is expected to rely on China to help rebuild its missile capabilities; senior officials: have conveyed clear messages to Beijing

According to a report by the Israeli news website "New Message", after the 12th day war between Israel and Iran, Iran is rebuilding its defense capabilities and may focus on new air defense systems. Iran may be paying attention to Russia's advanced defense systems, but so far, after the Iranian regime suffered embarrassing failures, Moscow has not responded positively.

The Tehran authorities are also focusing on their missile program, which was also severely damaged in the 12th day war between Israel and Iran. In recent years, the Iranian regime realized that it must rely on its own capabilities to attack Israel, especially using ballistic missiles, as its agents, the Lebanese Hezbollah, were heavily hit in Israeli attacks, and the Lebanese Hezbollah did not intervene when the Israeli army attacked Iran in June.

Therefore, the Tehran authorities understand that they must maintain a strong missile force to pose a strategic threat to Israel. Unlike developing nuclear weapons, Iran is not bound by any international treaty that would prevent it from building up a ballistic missile arsenal.

The report said that Western intelligence agencies, mainly European ones, have observed cooperation between Iran and China in this regard. After the mutual air strikes between Iran and Israel in October 2024, China provided some equipment to Iran, but now it aims to restore Iran's actual ground-to-ground missile capabilities.

The report stated that Israeli senior officials told the newspaper: "The Chinese intention is not yet fully clear. Israel has conveyed a clear message to Beijing, and China has not confirmed that it will re-equip Iran's missile capabilities. However, this issue is very worrying and could have significant strategic implications."

Meanwhile, Iran has not yet dealt with the devastating damage caused by the US-Israeli air strikes on its nuclear program.

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