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CENTCOM chief warns Iran over strikes on Erbil, Saudi Arabia

Gen. Kenneth "'Frank" McKenzie warned Iran in the boldest statement yet from the Biden administration over the attacks.

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CENTCOM commander Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie (R) and Vice Adm. James J. Malloy (L) speak during the 15th Manama Dialogue in the Bahraini capital, Manama, on Nov. 23, 2019. Malloy became CENTCOM's deputy commander in September 2020. — MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images

The top commander of US military forces in the Middle East issued a subtle but unmistakable warning to Iran today over recent projectile attacks on Iraq’s Kurdistan region and Saudi Arabia.

CENTCOM commander Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie said he considers it “very dangerous” for Iranian officials to assume that an uptick in such attacks in recent weeks “can be non-attributable in some way back to Iranian policy.”

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