However, he cautioned that Iran could still cause a regional escalation.
(August 27, 2024 / JNS) Israel’s preemptive attack on Hezbollah early on Sunday has “somewhat” reduced the near-term risk of a wider regional war, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Reuters on Monday.
Brown flew to Israel hours after the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran’s Lebanese terror proxy, which launched hundreds of drones and rockets at the Jewish state after Israeli warplanes knocked out thousands of Hezbollah launchers in Southern Lebanon.
The top U.S. commander spoke to Reuters at the end of the snap three-day Middle East swing, cautioning that while the immediate risk of war has dissipated to a degree, the threat from Iran remains.
