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isn’t quitting the region, Grynkewich insisted, a case Biden made repeatedly on his Mideast tour last week. In China, many Gulf Arab states have found an investor that won’t lecture them about human rights concerns.ĭespite appearances to the contrary after the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the U.S. Meanwhile, China’s significant economic inroads in the region have raised concerns about the country’s plans “to secure those interests either through arms sales or other means,” Grynkewich said. Grynkewich said an apparent reversal of the military relationship between Russia and Iran - with Moscow potentially interested in procuring drones from a traditional buyer of its own military equipment - “shows a bit more of a relationship than we’d like them to have, given the context of everything going on in Ukraine.”Įarlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Tehran on a rare trip abroad and won staunch support from Iran for the war that has plunged the Kremlin deeper into confrontation with the West. has sharpened its focus on containing and countering Russian and Chinese influence in the region, Grynkewich said, noting that Russia is seeking to maintain the leverage it gained from years of military intervention in the region, such as in Syria where it helped save President Bashar Assad’s government and turned the tide of the war in his favor. “We’re in a bit of a period of stasis,” Grynkewich said.Īs other threats subside, the U.S. forces have seen a reduction in targeted attacks across the region, as a tenuous cease-fire between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led military coalition continues in Yemen and as an ongoing government formation process in Baghdad keeps Iran-backed militias in limbo, waiting for the political chaos to settle before they strike. “Everyone in the region is very concerned,” Grynkewich said. Grynkewich, who had served as director of operations at Central Command in Tampa, Florida, thousands of miles from the baking desert outside of Doha, Qatar’s capital, spoke as regional tensions remain high over Iran’s rapidly expanding nuclear program and talks to revive Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers at a deadlock.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment. intelligence that Iran is preparing to send Russia armed and unarmed drones to use in its war on Ukraine “is not a surprise … but it’s concerning.” Alexus Grynkewich also expressed fears over Russian and Chinese influence taking hold as superpowers vie for economic and military influence in the Middle East.įor instance, he said, recent U.S. Speaking to journalists before stepping into his new role at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, with responsibility for military operations in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and across the region, Lt. Air Force general in the Middle East warned on Thursday that Iran-backed militias could resume attacks in the region against the United States and its allies as tensions rise - assaults that could lead to a new Mideast escalation.
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