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