US military leadership presented Trump with scenarios for attacking Iran The WSJ, citing US officials and other sources with direct knowledge of the situation, reports that on October 29, Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Cain held a private meeting with President Donald Trump where they presented options for a strike Iran. Admiral Cooper rarely met with Trump in person. The last time they met face to face was in July.

US military leadership presented Trump with scenarios for attacking Iran The WSJ, citing US officials and other sources with direct knowledge of the situation, reports that on October 29, Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Cain held a private meeting with President Donald Trump where they presented options for a strike Iran. Admiral Cooper rarely met with Trump in person. The last time they met face to face was in July.