In the background of the discussions in Vienna around the return of Iran to the nuclear agreement, the senior US general in the Middle East warns that Iran remains the biggest threat to the region and that it has 3,000 ballistic missiles, some of which can reach as far as Tel Aviv | “Iran is the biggest threat to daily stability “T”
Senior U.S. Gen. Kenneth Mackenzie appeared before the U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee and presented the biggest challenges in the Middle East. “Only a handful of Syrian fighters have responded to Russia’s call to fight Ukraine,” he said. But he said Iran posed the greatest daily threat to regional security and would become much more dangerous if it could obtain nuclear weapons.
“My concern is, first of all, that they will not have these nuclear weapons, but I am also very concerned about the incredible increase in the number and efficiency of their ballistic missile power, their plan with their long-range UAVs. And their cruise missile program for a ground attack, “he said.
Negotiations for the return of Iran and the United States to a nuclear deal have stalled for the time being, the capital of Vienna. To give you an idea of the range, “Mackenzie said.
General Mackenzie in a meeting with Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi.
“None of them can reach Europe yet, but in the last five to seven years they have invested heavily in their ballistic missile program. Their missiles have a larger range, significantly larger – and significantly improved accuracy.”
Mackenzie appeared before the Senate committee for the last time before retiring. His last year was marked by a storm with the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, when he headed the US and NATO forces in the country. “B.
He was asked to appreciate Moscow’s appeal to the Syrians to join the fight against Ukraine, after the Kremlin claimed it was recruiting 16,000 fighters from the Middle East. “We believe that outside of Syria there may be small, very small groups, of people who may be trying to make their way to Ukraine, but I have no information beyond that and I can talk about it a little more in a closed session, at the moment, it’s a very small drip.”