Pentagon weighs diverting military aid to Ukraine to Mideast

Pentagon Weighs Diverting Military Aid To Ukraine To Mideast

The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East, as the war on Iran strains supplies of some of the United States military’s most critical munitions, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.

The weapons that could be redirected include air defense interceptor missiles purchased through a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) initiative launched last year, under which partner countries buy US arms for Kyiv, the report said.

The consideration comes as US operations in the region intensify. Adm. Brad Cooper, the US Central Command chief leading American forces in the Middle East, said on Wednesday the US had hit over 10,000 targets inside Iran and was on track to limit the Islamic republic’s ability to project power outside its borders.

A Pentagon spokesman told the newspaper that the US Department of Defense would “ensure that US forces and those of our allies and partners have what they need to fight and win.”

The Pentagon, the US State Department and NATO did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.

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