Politico: US allies fear losing weapons amid Iran war

European, Asian, and Middle Eastern allies of the United States are increasingly worried about the possible consequences of a U.S. military operation against Iran, Politico reports.

Countries that have previously purchased American weapons fear a conflict could leave them without critical arms and ammunition. European states, struggling to rebuild their arsenals after supplying weapons to Ukraine, doubt their ability to respond to a potential Russian attack.

Asian allies, impressed by U.S. firepower, worry that military action could provoke retaliatory measures from China and North Korea. In the Middle East, nations question whether they will receive modern U.S. air defence systems to address priority threats.

Sources say the Trump administration is exerting significant political pressure on allies, urging them to increase defence budgets and purchase more U.S. weapons so that ammunition would be rapidly used in a potential U.S. military operation.

“It is very frustrating, the words are not matching the deeds,” one Eastern European official said. “It’s pretty clear to everyone that the U.S. will put their own, Taiwan's, Israel's, and the hemisphere proprities before Europe’s.”

Officials warn that coordinated action by the U.S. and Israel could accelerate alienation between America and its allies on defence matters.

By Khagan Isayev