{"id":109009,"date":"2023-12-21T07:13:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T07:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=109009"},"modified":"2023-12-21T08:23:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T08:23:11","slug":"former-centcom-leader-urges-u-s-to-respond-militarily-to-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/109009\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CENTCOM leader urges U.S. to respond militarily to Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>The U.S. needs to work diplomatically to reduce the tension in the Middle East but it should be ready militarily, Washington Examiner said on Wednesday, citing a former U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Joseph Votel, former CENTCOM leader, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense-national-security\/us-military-iran-rising-tensions-houthis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told the Washington Examiner<\/a> that &#8220;There are people that we have relationships with that ought to be communicating very, very clearly to them that we recognize they are responsible for these groups and that they will be held accountable for their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to work in the information space and make sure we tie all this very clearly back to the Iranians, and then we need to be prepared to act in the military space if that is what&#8217;s called for,&#8221; Votel added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. diplomat said that Iran stands behind&#8221; the Houthi attacks against commercial vessels, emphasizing that \u201cThey are getting most of their equipment, certainly these UAVs and missile 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