The Wall Street Journal's claim about Trump's meeting with senior military officials at the White House Admiral Brad Cooper, the top commander of US counterterrorism forces in West Asia, briefed Donald Trump on military options against Iran in a rare meeting at the White House on Thursday. Secretary of War Pete Heggest and General Dan Cain, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Army, were present at this meeting. US officials have warned Gulf Arab states to prepare for a short and intense military operation after the midterm elections. our news he.