Thursday, 15 April, 2021 - 07:15
Director Avril Haines of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), left, speaks with CIA Director William Burns before a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
Asharq Al-Awsat
The Director of US National Intelligence Avril Haines has cited Iran's contribution to instability in the Middle East as she testified at a public congressional "Worldwide Threats" hearing.
Haines also told the Senate Intelligence Committee that China is an "unparalleled" priority.
She described China as increasingly "a near-peer competitor challenging the United States in multiple arenas."