Estonia says US arms delayed over Iran war will arrive in coming months

US arms deliveries to Estonia that were temporarily suspended due to the Iran war are now expected to arrive in the Baltic country in the coming months, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told public broadcaster ERR on Thursday.

Reuters reported in April, citing sources familiar with the matter, that US officials informed European counterparts that some previously contracted weapons deliveries were likely to be delayed because the Iran war was drawing on weapons stocks.

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Estonia's President Alar Karis said in late April that his country had been informed of delays related to HIMARS rocket systems.

"At the moment, logistical details are being agreed upon when it will be possible to send the plane to pick it up," Pevkur told ERR.

But while most of the agreed arms supplies are now expected to take place, US-made ATACMS missiles are still pending as these are closely related to US operations in Iran, Pevkur said.

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