Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of the U.S. military’s Middle East component, told lawmakers on May 19 that Iran’s missile arsenal remains largely defeated and inaccessible in response to recent reports to the contrary.
In a written statement to the House Armed Services Committee, Cooper wrote that the recent U.S. military operations against Iran—known as Operation Epic Fury—had damaged or destroyed more than 85 percent of Iran’s ballistic missile, drone, and naval industry.
“We destroyed or buried much of Iran’s ballistic missiles, launcher vehicles, and long-range attack drones with more than 450 strikes on ballistic missile storage and systems and roughly 800 strikes on Iran’s drone-launching units and storage,” Cooper added….
CENTCOM Commander Says Reports Iran Has Regained Access to Missile Sites Are Inaccurate
