'Iran poses a threat to our allies'

Retired Army General Lloyd Austin, US President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for the post of Secretary of Defense, said on Tuesday that Iran posed a threat to American allies in the region and forces stationed there.

Speaking during his confirmation hearing and quoted by Reuters, Austin said, “Iran continues to be a destabilizing element in the region. It does present a threat to our partners in the region and those forces that we have stationed in the region.”