Washington-ALsharqiya January 20: Lloyd Austin accused US President-elect Joe Biden's candidate for the Ministry of Defense. He accused Iran of posing a threat to American allies in the region and to the American forces stationed there. During the hearing to discuss the confirmation of his appointment, Austin said that Iran is still a destabilizing factor in the region and that it It poses a threat to the partners of the United States and the forces deployed in the region, adding that if Iran obtains a nuclear capability at any time, it will be more difficult to deal with it about any problem in the region because of that. On China, Austin said that Beijing is the most difficult and complex problem and stressed that the United States wants to deter Beijing militarily, but wants to cooperate with China economically