The military operations against Iran led by the United States and Israel are causing growing unease among allied nations in Europe and Asia, who fear whether their own defense supplies can be delivered on time amid sustained Pentagon arms use.
According to Pentagon reports, ongoing arms shipments to Ukraine have already strained European stockpiles. Now, with equipment being diverted for the Iran conflict, northern European countries, including Poland, worry that sufficient U.S. assets may not be available in the event of a potential Russian threat.
Asian nations monitoring the South China Sea and Korean Peninsula are also anxious. Washington-based diplomats warn that if U.S. bombardments continue at the current pace, military readiness in the Pacific region could be compromised.
While former President Donald Trump has claimed that U.S. stockpiles are “virtually limitless,” military experts point out that producing Patriot and Tomahawk missiles is complex, and scaling up production quickly is difficult due to supply chain constraints.
In response, Europe is boosting domestic production, with Poland buying equipment from South Korea and the European Union prioritizing local manufacturers. The White House maintains that Iran’s ballistic capabilities have been reduced by 90 percent, but defense experts caution that the U.S. may not be fully prepared to counter simultaneous threats from China and Russia.