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Defense One | Milley: War with Iran would draw forces from great-power focus
Milley was also asked to address ongoing tensions with Iran, whose “malign activity” he said has increased in “intensity” since Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal last year. But he disputed that the kind of military action that the Pentagon would likely undertake in response to any further incidents would distract from the military’s top-level strategy to prioritize China and Russia.
“I don’t think anyone is seriously considering anything approaching” sending 150,000 troops to Iran, Milley said. Single-strike operations—like the one ordered and then canceled by Trump in response to the shooting down of an American drone last month—“would not have significant impact on the main effort of China or Russia or wherever,” Milley said.
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