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CENTCOM Chief Pushes Israeli Officials for Renewed Strikes on Iran

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CENTCOM Chief Pushes Israeli Officials for Renewed Strikes on Iran

🎖️ CENTCOM — US military is lobbying an ally for a war Washington hasn't ordered. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Cooper's pitch to Israeli officials suggests the strike push is now coming from inside the command — not just Trump's circle. With the Aug 12 deadline passed and diplomacy dead, a CENTCOM admiral building allied buy-in inverts the normal order: generals pulling politicians toward war. Next variable: whether this leaks enough to force Trump's hand.

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