Coronavirus Tension Makes Iran More Dangerous, U.S. General Says
- ‘They’re having difficulty dealing,’ McKenzie says of military
- Central Command chief cites pressure on and inside leadership
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The widespread outbreak of the coronavirus in Iran has added to pressures on its government that may make it more of a military threat to the U.S. through its proxy forces in the Middle East, according to the head of U.S. Central Command.
“They are fractured now, and they’re having difficulty dealing with a number of things,” General Kenneth McKenzie told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. “I think it probably makes them in terms of decision-making more dangerous rather than less dangerous.”