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Top US general says he presented Trump with plans to hit Iran, military ready to strike if ordered
Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, testifies during a Senate committee hearing March 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
The top US military commander for the Middle East says he has presented US President Donald Trump with military plans to strike Iran and is prepared to do if so ordered.
“I have provided the secretary of defense and the president a wide range of options,” Central Command head Gen. Michael Kurilla says during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee.
Kurilla was responding to Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama, the chairman of the committee, who asked if CENTCOM was prepared to respond with overwhelming force if Iran does not permanently give up its nuclear ambitions.
“I take that as a yes?” the Alabama Republican asks, after Kurilla responds.
“Yes,” Kurilla says.
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