US admiral says Iran threat to neighbors dramatically degraded

Iran’s ability to threaten its neighbors ⁠and ⁠U.S. interests in the region have been ⁠dramatically reduced , a senior U.S. admiral said on Thursday.

“Iran has a significantly degraded ⁠threat, ⁠and they no longer threaten regional partners, or the United States, in ⁠ways that they were able to do before, across every domain,” ⁠Admiral Brad ‌Cooper ‌told a ⁠Senate ‌committee. “They’ve been significantly degraded.”