President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the Pentagon’s next top general, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, signaled his intent to further Washington’s current approach of building up military cooperation between Middle Eastern countries in order to deter attacks by Iran against its neighbors.
“It’s something we'll have to continue to help support,” Brown said in response to a question by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) during his confirmation hearing to become the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday.
“Part of this is ensuring that as we do this, we’re also providing them the capabilities to be able to support efforts to push back against Iranian aggression in all forms,” Brown told members of the Senate's Armed Services Committee. “The threat has gotten more complicated, and so we cannot rest on our laurels.”
The context: Brown’s answer came to a question by Sen. Rosen as to how he — if confirmed by the Senate — would confront Iran's attacks and leverage the Abraham Accords to support regional defense cooperation.
