US military evaluating options to prevent nuclear-armed Iran, general says
The top US general overseeing American forces in the Middle East said on Tuesday there were a range of options when asked if the military was prepared to respond with overwhelming force to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.
'I have provided the secretary of defense and the president with a wide range of options,' US Army General Michael 'Erik' Kurilla, the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), told a congressional hearing.
Kurilla was responding to Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama, the chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, who asked if CENTCOM was prepared to respond with overwhelming force if Iran does not permanently give up its nuclear ambitions.
'I take that as a yes?' the Alabama Republican asked, after Kurilla responded. 'Yes,' Kurilla said.
Iran said on Monday it would soon hand a counterproposal for a nuclear deal to the United States in response to a US offer that Tehran deems unacceptable, while US President Donald Trump said talks would continue
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