US military evaluating options to prevent nuclear-armed Iran, general says

11/6/2025 6:24

The top U.S. general overseeing American forces in the Middle East said on Tuesday there were a range of options when asked if the military was prepared to respond with overwhelming force to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran.



"I have provided the secretary of defense and the president with a wide range of options," U.S. Army General Michael "Erik" Kurilla, the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), told a congressional hearing.



Kurilla was responding to Representative Mike Rogers of Alabama, the chairman of the House of Representatives ArmedServices Committee, who asked if CENTCOM was prepared to respond with overwhelming force if Iran does not permanently give up its nuclear ambitions.