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 "title": "Estonia: US Pauses HIMARS and Javelin Ammunition Deliveries Until Iran War Ends",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/estonia-us-pauses-himars-and-javelin-ammunition-deliveries-until-iran-war-ends/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/estonia-us-pauses-himars-and-javelin-ammunition-deliveries-until-iran-war-ends/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-04-21T12:15:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-04-27T00:00:28.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTallinn, 21 April 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Defence Minister Pevkur confirms after 20 April call with US Secretary of War Hegseth that ammunition shipments to Estonia are on hold for the duration of the Iran war\n * HIMARS and Javelin most directly affected; contracted 2026–27 deliveries in the tens of millions of euros paused\n * First public confirmation from a NATO flank-state that US ammunition supply to Europe has been formally subordinated to the US Iran-theatre operational requir",
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