(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The US will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, Lloyd
Austin, US Secretary of Defense, said during a joint press
conference with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, trend reports, citing
Defense Department.
“Iran remains the primary driver of instability in the region
and we remain deeply concerned by Iran's support for terrorism, its
dangerous proxies, its nuclear advances, its aggression at sea, its
cyber threats, and its proliferation of attack drones and advanced
conventional weapons,” Austin said.
He noted that the US continues to believe that diplomacy is the
best way to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
“As President Biden has repeatedly made clear, the US will not
allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” he added.
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