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CENTCOM commander said Iran's relevant defense-industrial capacity was degraded by 90%
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- Use of force
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- Official military assessment — effectiveness disputed
Adm. Brad Cooper testified that U.S. forces met their military objectives, that Iran's drone, missile and naval defense-industrial base had been degraded by 90%, and that its navy would not begin rebuilding for five to ten years. These are official assessments; later hostilities and independent strategic critiques mean they should not be presented as settled measures of long-term effectiveness.
Dated sources
- — U.S. Department of Defense news service (Primary official account of testimony)
- — The New Yorker (Independent analysis)
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CENTCOM commander said Iran's relevant defense-industrial capacity was degraded by 90%. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2026-05-centcom-capability-assessment/
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