US ‘Stonewalling’ Gulf Allies on Urgent Replenishment of Air Defense Interceptors as Stocks Deplete Rapidly Amid Iran Conflict

2026-03-03 - 07:59

US ‘Stonewalling’ Gulf Allies on Urgent Replenishment of Air Defense Interceptors as Stocks Deplete Rapidly Amid Iran Conflict In a significant strain on regional alliances, the United States is reportedly refusing or delaying requests from several Gulf states to replenish their critically depleted stocks of Patriot and THAAD interceptor missiles, according to credible sources familiar