The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S.Army General Martin Dempsey, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington July 29, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer supported a proposed nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, saying it reduced the risk of Tehran developing atomic arms while buying time to work with allies to confront the Islamic Republic over other "malign activities."
Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate hearing he had advised the White House to keep sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile programme and arms trafficking for "as long as possible."
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