Iran war eliminated ‘any chance’ of another Oct. 7 attack on Israel: US CENTCOM Commander
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“Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of US Central Command, testified Tuesday that the US war on Iran has degraded Tehran’s ability to launch or direct another mass atrocity on Israel like the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023.”
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While Wikipedia confirms that Brad Cooper is an admiral and commander of US Central Command who led forces during a 2026 Iran war, there is no evidence in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding a specific testimony given on a 'Tuesday' concerning the degradation of Tehran's ability to launch attacks similar to October 7. The provided web results for 'ADM' refer to a food processing company, not the Admiral.
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— Charles Bradford Cooper II (born 1967) is an American admiral who has served as the commander of the United States Central Command since 2025 and has led U.S. forces during the 2026 Iran war.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Cooper_(admiral)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Cooper_(admiral)
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— John Daniel "Razin" Caine (born 10 August 1968) is an American general and venture capitalist who became the 22nd chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2025. He served as the associate director for…
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— Frank Mitchell Bradley is a United States Navy admiral who has commanded the United States Special Operations Command since October 3, 2025.
Bradley was the commander of Joint Special Operations Comm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_M._Bradley
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“Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis have been cut off from the decades-long flow of military supplies”
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The provided evidence consists of general definitions and histories of Hamas from Wikipedia, BBC, and Britannica. None of these sources mention or confirm that Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis have been 'cut off from the decades-long flow of military supplies'.
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— Hamas and Israel have engaged in the protracted Gaza–Israel conflict, as part of the broader Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Hamas has attacked Israeli civilians, including through suicide bombings as w…
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— Oct 7, 2023 · Hamas is an armed Palestinian group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
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— 2 days ago · Hamas, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palestin…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hamas
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