Iran “wants some type of agreement” over its nuclear program as a way to lift sanctions on the regime, but Tehran views its ballistic missile arsenal “as their crown jewels” not to be bargained away, the senior American commander in the Middle East said Thursday. U.S. Central Command chief Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, delivering the keynote address at a Middle East Institute conference, said Iran has “relentlessly” built several thousand ballistic missiles, improved the lethality of long-range unmanned aerial systems and updated its cruise missile inventory. “Iran remains the central threat” in the Middle East through its use of … Continue reading CENTCOM: Iran Wants Nuclear Agreement and To Retain Ballistic Missile Capability