Iran threats to top talks during US Defense Secretary’s Mideast visit

  06 March 2023    Read: 617
Iran threats to top talks during US Defense Secretary’s Mideast visit

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin begins a Middle East tour today, which will include visits to Jordan, Egypt, and Israel. Talks will focus on threats posed by Iran, according to Dana Stroul, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for the Middle East, AzVision.az reports citing Jordan News. 

In an interview with Al-Hurra news, Stroul said that efforts to thwart Iranian threats “require the enhancement of multilateral regional cooperation”, Khaberni reported.

Stroul stressed that "military options for countering Iran are always ready for whenever US President Joe Biden should request them," noting that Washington is seeking to form with its allies "a joint defensive and missile system to deter Iran".

During his visit to the region, Austin will also discuss the situation in Palestine, Stroul said.


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