Top US Navy Official In The Middle East Says US Has Reached An 'Uneasy Deterrence' With Iran

Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, who oversees the Navy's 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, said Sunday the US has reached an 'uneasy deterrence' with Iran after months of attacks and seizures at sea. Paparo pictured speaking to sailors about the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima off Mayport, Florida on September 20, 2017 

Daily Mail: Top Navy official in the Middle East says US has reached an 'uneasy deterrence' with Iran following months of attacks and seizures at sea 

 * Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, who oversees the Navy's 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, said Sunday the US has reached an 'uneasy deterrence' with Iran 

 * He said he has a 'healthy respect' for Iran's regular navy and its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and 'Iranian activity at sea is cautious and respectful' 

 * The statement comes after months of attacks and seizures at sea and tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program 

The top U.S. Navy official in the Mideast said Sunday that America has reached an 'uneasy deterrence' with Iran following months of attacks and seizures at sea. 

Tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. 

Vice Adm. Sam Paparo, who oversees the Navy's 5th Fleet based in Bahrain, said Sunday he has a 'healthy respect' for Iran's regular navy and the naval forces of its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, during comments to the annual Manama Dialogue hosted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. 

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Update: US Navy official says 'uneasy deterrence' reached with Iran (ABC News/AP) 

WNU Editor: The Iranian view to this "uneasy deterrence" is different .... Iran says US 'got the message' on tense exchanges in Gulf (AP).

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