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US CENTCOM chief says Iran targeting civilians out of ‘desperation’
Samira Gharaei | Mar 23, 2026 , 00:51 GMT | Updated: 04:55 GMT
US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief Admiral Brad Cooper speaks to Iran International's Samira Gharaei, March 22, 2026The commander of US Central Command said Iran has increasingly targeted civilian sites across the Middle East out of "desperation" as its military capabilities deteriorate in the third week of the war.
"They're operating in a sign of desperation... In the last couple of weeks, they've attacked civilian targets very deliberately, more than 300 times," Adm. Brad Cooper said in an interview with Iran International.
Cooper also said Iran’s strain has reduced the volume of its attacks.
“At the beginning of the conflict, you saw large volumes in the dozens of drones and missiles. You no longer see that. It’s all one or two at a time,” Cooper said this in his first interview since the start of the war between Iran and the United States on Feb. 28.
Iranian officials have vowed to sustain a prolonged conflict and deny that their military capabilities are fading.
In one of its most severe attack on Israel to date, Iran targeted the Israeli towns of Arad and Dimona on Saturday, leaving dozens of people injured, according to Israeli authorities. . . .
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