Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, deputy commander of U.S. Central Command, testified before Congress regarding Iran’s active role in regional instability and its direct support for Houthi militants in Yemen. Cooper detailed how Iran provides advanced weaponry, training, and real-time intelligence to facilitate attacks against commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea. The testimony highlighted the ongoing security challenges in the region and emphasized the U.S. military’s continued defensive and coalition operations to protect international shipping lanes and maintain maritime security.
- Vice Admiral Brad Cooper testified before a congressional committee regarding Iran’s military influence and proxy operations in the Middle East.
- The testimony focused heavily on the Red Sea, where Houthi forces have conducted persistent attacks on global commercial shipping.
- Cooper stated that Iran directly enables these attacks by supplying the Houthis with advanced drones, cruise missiles, and anti-ship ballistic missiles.
- Iranian intelligence assets, including surveillance vessels, were identified as key sources for providing targeting data to the militants.
- The U.S. Navy and international coalition partners continue to conduct defensive operations to intercept incoming threats and secure critical trade routes.
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Mar 13, 2026 cna: "US strike on Iranian girls’ school ‘inexcusable’, but not necessarily a war crime"
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The Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran, was hit by a devastating double-tap missile strike on February 28, 2026, killing between 165 and 180 people—most of whom were schoolchildren aged 7 to 12.
Initial Blast: A missile directly struck the co-located single-gender school during the active school day, causing immediate mass casualties and destroying portions of the concrete roof.
Emergency Evacuation: Following the first explosion, school administrators and teachers moved surviving students into the school's prayer hall for safety while calling parents to rush over and evacuate their children.
The "Double-Tap" Strike: Approximately 40 minutes later, a second missile struck the exact same area, targeting the prayer hall where the survivors, teachers, and early-arriving parents were sheltering. This subsequent blast killed nearly everyone inside.
The The "Double-Tap" Strike goal is to wait for the parents to arrive , to do a "better job"