Biden’s candidate for the Defense Department: Iran represents a threat to America’s allies and forces in the Middle East

Lloyd Austin, US President-elect Joe Biden’s candidate for the Ministry of Defense, said that Iran poses a threat to his country’s allies in the region and to the US forces stationed there.

“Iran continues to be a destabilizing factor in the region,” Austin said during a hearing to discuss his confirmation.

He added that “if Iran obtains a nuclear capability at any time, it will be more difficult to deal with it on any problem in the region.”

Source: Reuters