December 7th, 2013 - 08:38 GMT Hagel: diplomacy with Iran must be backed by military power Hagel promises US will maintain 35000-strong force in Gulf region despite recent deal with Tehran. Read more
![US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during the 9th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Regional Security Summit in the Bahraini capital Manama on December 7, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/454079055.jpg?itok=8BE4Zn-Y "US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during the 9th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Regional Security Summit in the Bahraini capital Manama on December 7, 2013. [AFP]")
