The United States is not aiming to set up a military coalition against Iran with...
WASHINGTON - The United States is not aiming to set up a military coalition against Iran with its new security initiative in the Gulf, but simply “shining a flashlight” in the region to deter attacks on commercial ships, a top Pentagon official told Reuters.
“This is not a coalition against Iran ... If you were militarily confronting Iran, this is not the construct that you would use,” said Wheelbarger, one of the most senior policy officials at the Pentagon. “We have several countries that are interested and are looking at their naval capacities to see how they sequence and perform that duty,” Wheelbarger said, without naming them.
Asked about what kinds of contributions she expected from allies, Wheelbarger suggested that small, quick ships would be helpful.
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