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Commanders tell House panel Iran’s nuclear program and proxy networks remain central regional threats
Summary
CENTCOM and Defense Department witnesses told the House Armed Services Committee that Iran’s expanding enrichment and support for proxy forces — including Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis — pose acute regional threats and that military options remain available to U.S. leadership.
U.S. Central Command and Pentagon officials told the House Armed Services Committee that Iran’s nuclear program and its support for proxy militias continue to shape instability across the Middle East and beyond.
Gen. Eric Kurilla said in his opening statement that Tehran had increased uranium enrichment and that a nuclear-armed Iran would “change the Middle East overnight and forever.” He told lawmakers he had provided the secretary of defense and the president a wide range of military options, and that the department stands ready to support a negotiated settlement that denies Iran a…
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