Pentagon weighs redirecting Ukraine-bound weapons to Middle East, report says
- Mar 26
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Riyadh, March 26, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to the Middle East as the war involving Iran strains supplies of some of the U.S. military’s most critical munitions, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
The weapons under consideration include air defence interceptor missiles purchased through a NATO initiative under which partner countries buy U.S. arms for Kyiv, the report said.
The review comes as U.S. military operations in the Middle East intensify. Reuters reported that Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, said on Wednesday that the United States had struck more than 10,000 targets inside Iran and was working to limit Tehran’s ability to project power beyond its borders.
A Pentagon spokesperson told the Washington Post that the Defense Department would ensure that U.S. forces and those of its allies and partners had what they needed to fight and win. NATO, meanwhile, said equipment continued to flow to Ukraine through its Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List programme, which has drawn several billion dollars in pledged support so far.
