“We’re in the region to address many things but it is not to go to a war with Iran,” Shanahan said.
Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan Tuesday credited the deployment of U. S. military weaponry with preventing potential attacks by Iran or its proxies in the Middle East, an apparent break in rising tensions in the region that has seen an uptick in threats on both sides.
“We have put on hold the potential for attacks on Americans” by Iran or its allies, he told reporters at the Pentagon.
“I just hope Iran is listening,” Shanahan added. “We’re in the region to address many things but it is not to go to a war with Iran.”
He later added that the threats from Iran and its proxies haven’t been eliminated.
