The US and Gulf are turning to Ukraine to help fend off Iranian attacks, even as the Middle East conflict depletes American munitions that Kyiv urgently needs for its own defense.
Iran is increasingly using Shahed drones in its Gulf strikes; the Pentagon is reportedly looking to buy Ukraine’s cheap drone interceptors, which Kyiv mass produces to destroy Russian versions of Shaheds in the Ukraine war. Gulf nations are relying on expensive US Patriot missile systems to intercept Iranian strikes, but those stocks are dwindling, prompting Kyiv to suggest a weapons exchange.
The Gulf would also benefit from Ukraine’s guidance on defending energy infrastructure, Semafor’s energy editor wrote: “No country in the world has as much experience as Ukraine.”
