The candidate for the presidency of St. Com-Oriented his statements to qualify as Iranophobia
According to the IRNA news agency, “Michael Eric Corriella”, the candidate for the post of the US Central Command (St. Com) headquarters, on Tuesday evening in the Senate Armed Services Committee reviewed his unproven claims, explaining his views on Iran. the payment.
The Wall Street Journal reported in January that President Joe Biden had nominated Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla as his candidate for leadership of the US Central Command.
Corriella appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee today to review his credentials and outline his views on the various challenges facing the United States. If approved by the committee, he will need a majority vote in the Senate to take office.
In a statement posted on the Senate Armed Services Committee website, Corriella said in response to a question about his assessment of what he called “Iran’s military threats” to the United States: “Iran is capable of “Advanced military capabilities, a large network of proxy groups, and the occasional desire to use force against the United States and its allies and allies continue to be the main threat to the region under Sun Com.”
He, who was in charge of the command of the 18th Airborne Corps until his dissolution, continued his explanation: “Iran’s missile assets include short-range and short-range missiles that are capable of posing threats to many targets in the region.”
“Iran’s surface-to-air missiles pose a significant threat to US intelligence, reconnaissance and reconnaissance equipment operating in international airspace,” said the candidate for the presidency. In addition, Iran’s cruise line technologies strengthen Iran’s “anti-accession” and “regional prohibition” efforts and increase Tehran’s ability to pose a threat to some maritime communication lines and pose a threat to countries in the region with greater speed, accuracy and lethality. . »
Corriella further claims that Iran is using what it calls a “network of proxy forces” to consolidate its power base in the region and create strategic depth. He also claimed that if his credentials were confirmed, he would make an accurate assessment of the amount of manpower needed to respond to “Iranian threats.”
In a statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee, he claimed that the Islamic Republic of Iran might use part of its financial resources, which will be available to the country after the lifting of sanctions, to “support proxy forces and terrorism in the region.” . He said such an incident could increase threats against US forces in the region.
After the victory of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Iranophobic policies have become a constant aspect of US official and media stances. Analysts, meanwhile, see the long-running US military intervention in the West Asian region as a major factor in destabilizing and spreading terrorism in the region.
Some think tanks and media outlets in recent years have stated that the United States has already spent several trillion dollars on war and military intervention in the West Asian region.