Manucher Ghorbanifar

Iran receives an initial covert TOW shipment

📅 20 Augustus 1985

Israel delivered 96 U.S.-made TOW anti-tank missiles to Iran through intermediaries. No American hostage was freed after this initial shipment, showing the uncertain results of the secret arrangement.

Ghorbanifar requests additional missile types

📅 8 Oktober 1985

Ghorbanifar met U.S. and Israeli contacts in Washington and sought HAWK, Sidewinder, Harpoon and Phoenix missiles. The meeting records Iran-related procurement requests, not delivery of every weapon...

U.S. delegation leaves Tehran without the expected releases

📅 28 Mei 1986

McFarlane’s party departed Tehran after inconclusive negotiations. Iranian interlocutors had not arranged the immediate release of all American hostages promised by intermediary Ghorbanifar.