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CENTCOM Chief Recommends Halting Hormuz Bombing โ€” Strikes 'At Limit of Effectiveness'

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CENTCOM Chief Recommends Halting Hormuz Bombing โ€” Strikes 'At Limit of Effectiveness'

๐ŸŽ–๏ธ CENTCOM โ€” The general is telling Trump the bombs have done what bombs can do. ๐Ÿ“Œ LOOK CLOSER: Cooper's recommendation signals a strategic ceiling: 14 nights of strikes degraded Iranian capacity without forcing a deal, and further bombing yields diminishing returns. This shifts leverage from military to diplomatic โ€” but Tehran is already rebuilding. If Trump accepts, the pause becomes policy, not pause. If he overrides Cooper, civil-military friction enters the negotiation at the worst moment.

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