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Iran diplomacy to be backed by military power: US

35,000 troops to stay in Gulf; IAEA team to visit Arak

AFP, Manama
Diplomacy with Iran must be backed up by US military might, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said yesterday in a speech addressed to Gulf allies anxious over a nuclear deal with Tehran.
Hagel promised the United States would maintain a 35,000-strong force in the Gulf region, as well as an armada of ships and warplanes, despite the recent deal with Tehran.
Speaking at a security conference in Bahrain, he said the interim deal with Iran to roll back its nuclear programme was a risk worth taking but that Western diplomacy should not be "misinterpreted."
"We know diplomacy cannot operate in a vacuum," he said.
"Our success will continue to hinge on America's military power, and the credibility of our assurances to our allies and partners in the Middle East."
The Pentagon "will not make any adjustments to its forces in the region - or to its military planning - as a result of the interim agreement with Iran," he added.
A senior US defence official, who spoke
on condition of anonymity, told reporters the speech sent a message of solidarity to Gulf allies while also conveying a warning to adversaries "that any sort of mythology of American retreat is just wrong-headed."
Gulf allies, especially Saudi Arabia, are concerned over a November 24 interim accord between world powers and Iran that offers limited relief from Western sanctions in return forTehran rolling back elements of its nuclear programme.
The nuclear deal has strained US relations with the mostly Sunni Gulf Arab states that view Shia Iran as a dangerous rival.
Hagel acknowledged "anxieties" in the Gulf were running high.
"Questions have been raised about America's intentions, strategy, and commitment to the region," he said.
But he promised the United States "will remain fully committed to the security of our allies and our partners in the region."
Meanwhile, inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog arrived in Iran yesterday to visit the still-unfinished Arak heavy water plant for the first time in more than two years, the ISNA news agency reported.