CENTCOM

Abraham Accords may expand through strategic Gaza negotiation approach, former consul suggests

Dayan added that the Trump administration is unlikely to prevent Israel from enforcing Hamas’s disarmament.

 Washington DC, USA - September 15, 2020: Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend the Abraham Accords ceremony in The White House
The United States special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, speaking to the crowd at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. With him on stage, Ivana Trump and Jared Kushner. October 11, 2025.

Watch: 'You've carried the world's hopes,' Trump envoy Witkoff says from Hostages Square

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, along with CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper, attend a field tour in Gaza conducted by IDF chief Eyal Zamir. October 11, 2025.

WATCH: US envoy Witkoff, Kushner, CENTCOM chief visit IDF base in Gaza to confirm withdrawal

Palestinians celebrate, after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip October 9, 2025

Hamas agreed to deal after being convinced that hostages are a 'burden' to keep, US official says


Trump instructs CENTCOM to set up new command and control base in Israel - report

A senior general and hundreds of American soldiers will also be responsible for monitoring the implementation of Trump’s 20-point plan which will see the war come to a complete end.

CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir in Israel, September 6, 2025

US forces kill key senior ISIS commander in Syria

The terrorist, known as "Abdul Rahman Al-Halabi," was the group's head of external operations and security, the Iraqi service said.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

IDF chief Zamir, new CENTCOM chief meet, discuss Iran, Hezbollah, Houthis

According to Arab reports, Cooper has been involved in talks between the Lebanese government and Hezbollah over a plan to disarm the terrorist group.

CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir.

Classified bunkers and greenlighting airstrikes: How Israel killed Houthi leaders in Sanaa - KAN

Approximately 200 soldiers and officers from various IDF intelligence branches, including Units 8200, 9900, and 504, gathered in a classified bunker to collect intelligence on the Houthis.

Honor guard hold photos of Prime Minister of Yemen's Houthi-led government Ahmed Ghaleb Al-Rahwi and other Houthi government officials killed in an Israeli strike, during a funeral procession in Sanaa, Yemen September 1, 2025.

CENTCOM forces kill senior ISIS official in Syria

The senior ISIS member was a key financier who planned attacks in Syria and Iraq, CENTCOM reported.

A shirt bearing ISIS insignia, found on a terrorist who attempted to carry out a terror attack in Qalandiya, the West Bank, December 7, 2024.

CENTCOM's ISIS leader strike indicates laser focus trying to remove ISIS from Syria - analysis

ISIS was largely defeated in Syria in 2019. However, it still has cells that operate. The US-led Coalition continues anti-terror operations across both Syria and Iraq.

 Illustration of ISIS terrorists.

US approves sale of $500m. worth of high mobility rocket launchers to Bahrain

The State Department approved the sale of four M142 HIMARS, which are produced by weapons manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin, based in Texas.

M142 HIMARS launches a rocket during an exercise in Poland; illustrative.

Michael Kurilla completes tenure as CENTCOM chief, passes down position to Brad Cooper

Kurilla, who has held the position since 2022, was the US military official who commanded the attack on the Iranian nuclear facilities and led the naval campaigns against the Houthis in Yemen.

 CENTCOM Commander General Michael Erik Kurilla with IAF chief Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar.

IDF chief scraps US visit as Gaza ceasefire stall, 'Post' learns - exclusive

The Post learned that Zamir had conditioned his US departure on the establishment of a durable Gaza ceasefire.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City

Iran claims it sent helicopter to warn US destroyer in attempt to project force

Iranian state media outlet Tasnim News said that on July 23, at around ten in the morning, the USS Fitzgerald intended to approach the waters around Iran.

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) conduct manoeuvring-operation exercises during a 60 nations International Maritime Exercise.

Iran says it warned away US destroyer but US dismisses account

A crew member could be heard issuing what appeared to be a radio warning to the US warship to change course, saying it was approaching Iranian territorial waters.

In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) launches a missile from the aft missile deck during Multisail 17 on March 7, 2017 in the Philippine Sea.