High-ranking U.S. military officials said the Iranian army is combat-ready but not as strong as expected.

Media in the US: The US Joint Chiefs Chairman said, "Respect the Iranian army's combat, but they are not as strong as the US expected."

ABC News website, local time March 10 reported: US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine said on Tuesday that although Iran has "adapted" to the situation in the conflict, the military of Tehran is not "more formidable" than what the US expected.

"I mean, I think they're fighting and I respect that, but I don't think they're more formidable than what we thought," he said ("I mean, I think they’re fighting and I respect that, but I don’t think they’re more formidable than what we thought," he said).

The original title of the report was "Iran not 'more formidable' than US expected, Caine says" (Caine says Iran is not "more formidable" than the US expected).

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