The Iran war's unexpected impact on US defenses against China threat downplayed by top Army leader

Amid growing concerns that the Iran war is drawing away critical U.S. defenses from China's doorstep, the Army's top commander in the Pacific says the forces are using this unexpected opportunity to modernize.

Gen. Ronald Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific, provided his assessment that diverting Patriot missile defenses to the Iran war has not increased risk to forces in the Indo-Pacific despite concerns about deployments impacting America's readiness for potential conflict with China.