Washington has been "stonewalling" its Gulf allies' requests for a replenishment of air defense missiles, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported, coinciding with intensifying Iranian attacks on US bases and assets across the region. "At least one Gulf state that has come under attack from Iran asked US officials about replenishing supplies that have been depleted since the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, but was brushed off," a former US official familiar with the matter told MEE. The former official said a separate Gulf state "responded to US requests to use air bases in their country with enquiries about the US's commitment to their air defense systems," and added that Washington's Arab allies will "be left wanting if they expect new supplies of interceptors."
The Iranian response so far has had relatively limited casualties and damage due in large part to the use of interceptors hitting the ballistic missiles.
I heard reports that there are fewer than a week's supply of interceptors left in some countries
The US is seemingly leaving the gulf nations out on a branch. Prioritizing Israel??
This seemingly is going to become a battle of attrition. Can the supply of interceptors stay ahead of Iranian ballistic missiles? Both Iranian ballistic and gulf state interceptors are of limited quantity. Certainly US and Israel efforts will have a big impact on Iranian efforts.
But if this war goes on and the Iranians can continue their pace of attacks this could get real ugly for many gulf states
Not for Qatar!
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/assuring-the-security-of-the-state-of-qatar/
One wonders if the Iranians start targeting Dummkopf Trumpf's resorts and hotels in the Middle East.
The Iranians won't target the Trumpf Hotel in Istanbul or Incirlik AB in Turkiye as that might a) invoke NATO Article V; b) injure innocent Turkish airmen and civilians.
Also the Turks and Iranians cooperate with each other against separatist Kurdish groups.
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