March 26 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is weighing whether to redirect weapons originally meant for Ukraine to ​the Middle East, as the war in Iran strains *supplies of some of the U.S. military's most critical munitions, the Washington Post reported Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.
The weapons ​that could be redirected include air defense interceptor missiles ​purchased through a NATO initiative launched last year, under ⁠which partner countries buy U.S. arms for Kyiv, the report ​said.


The consideration comes as U.S. operations in the region intensify. ​Admiral Brad Cooper, the Central Command chief leading U.S. forces in the Middle East, on Wednesday said the U.S. had hit over 10,000 targets ​inside Iran and was on track to limit Iran's ability ​to project power outside its borders.
A Pentagon spokesperson told the newspaper that *the ⁠Defense Department would "ensure that U.S. forces and those of our allies and partners have what they need to fight and win."
In response to a query about the report, a NATO official ​said members of ​the alliance ⁠and its partners continue to contribute to its Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) programme that funds ​the supply of U.S. arms for Kyiv.
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