At a conference of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations, the commander of U.S. Central Command -- Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie (USMC) -- told a mostly Middle Eastern audience that America's top military concerns are China and Russia, but also spoke of deterring Iran without being provocative -- and said China and Russia are trying to undermine U.S. influence in the Middle East. Here is an i24News TV report (90 seconds) by senior Washington correspondent Dan Raviv.
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