US military stockpiles are under strain as a result of Iran war, Washington Post reports; Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah. What we know on day 1,493
The Pentagon is reportedly weighing up whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East. The affected weapons could include air defence interceptor missiles bought through a Nato initiative under which partner countries buy US arms for Kyiv, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter. A final decision has not yet been made, it said, but the US war in Iran is intensifying, placing a strain on supplies of some of the military’s most critical munitions. On Wednesday, US Central Command said it had hit over 10,000 targets inside Iran. A Pentagon spokesperson told the newspaper the defence department would “ensure that US forces and those of our allies and partners have what they need to fight and win”. In response to a query about the report, Nato spokesperson Allison Hart said weapons continue to be delivered to Kyiv. “Everything that Nato allies and partners have paid for through PURL has been delivered or continues to flow to Ukraine,” she said, referring to the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, a mechanism that allows European countries to pay for US weapons on behalf of Ukraine.
