The top #US General in #Europe privately warned the #Pentagon this week that he lacks sufficient naval forces to continue protecting #Israel from incoming ballistic missiles, ofcls said, illustrating how the ongoing #Iran #war has imposed constraints on the #military.
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, head of US EUCOM, sent written notification to senior Pentagon ofcls saying that without another Navy destroyer he will be forced to choose defense of the US “homeland” over that of Israel, said the ofcls….
…The warning comes at a tenuous moment in the 5-month #Iran #war, as near-daily attacks resumed following the collapse of peace talks…& the operation’s intensity has drained #US supplies of key defensive weapons. The #Navy has been particularly taxed, as the #Trump admin has directed a blockade of Iran ports in response to Tehran’s closure of the #StraitOfHormuz. The standoff has stymied movement of Middle Eastern #oil & other commodities through the narrow waterway, upending the global #economy
