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A Pentagon official told Sky New Arabia on Monday that the administration of President Joe Biden "looks to Jordan as an American military center of gravity as an alternative to Qatar."
The statements of the US official, who declined to be named, came on the sidelines of the current visit of Jordan's King Abdullah II to Washington.
The Pentagon official confirmed that this comes within the framework of an American strategy that requires the neutralization of American forces in the Gulf region from the circle of any confrontation or possible targeting by Iranian subversive groups.
The US Defense Department official added that Washington wants Jordan to play a supportive role for the United States in the post-US withdrawal from Afghanistan at the end of next month, by hosting special training programs for Afghan forces, specifically the Afghan Air Force.
In this context, the US official admitted that the possibility of deploying quality aircraft from the Afghan Air Force inside Jordanian territory is among the future reviews that US military leaders are considering.
The official revealed that the US military closed a group of US military bases and facilities in Qatar, especially those that housed heavy weapons depots, and they were transferred to Jordan.
He considered that the step came after extensive studies conducted by the US Central Command "Centcom", to redeploy US forces in the Middle East, at the request of the White House, as part of a strategy to focus more on the Pacific region and confront Chinese influence.
https://www.skynewsarabia.com/middle-east/1452337-البنتاغون-واشنطن-تتطلع-للأردن-كمركز-ثقل-عسكري-بديل-قطر
