American Admiral Fallon is trying to unite Arab countries against Iran

Admiral William Fallon, head of the Central Command of the US Army and the chief of troops in the Middle East and Central Asia, is trying to convince the leaders of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf to rally around the United States for rebuff to Iran. For this purpose, he went on a 10-day tour of the Arab countries, reports Newsru Israel .

According to the newspaper Boston Globe, Admiral Fallon carefully avoids high -profile public statements and open messages about the likely conflict with Iran, preferring to convince the Arab leaders in the eyes of the eye to the face.

“We would like Iran, looking at the Persian Gulf, to see the block of Arab countries ready to resist Tehran’s attempts to impose their hegemony to the region. We do not need an anti -Iranian military alliance like NATO,” the admiral’s word quoted.

The task set by Fallon is not too simple, since the Arab Gulf countries maintain long -standing cultural and economic relations, in addition, the leaders of the Arab states in which large Shiite communities live, are afraid to occupy a strict anti -Iranian position so as not to annoy their subjects.

On the other hand, many Arab leaders are interested in weakening the Iranian influence, the king of Saudi Arabia refers to those, first of all, Boston Globe points out.