U.S. Central Command asks for ideas on beating Iran
Central Command asks for ideas on beating Iran Rob Beschizza 6:47 am Tue Aug 4, 2026 Has anyone asked the good doctor? With president Donald Trump's war with Iran quagmired (media lost count weeks ago of the number of times we've won or that a deal is near; he's called off "major" new strikes 7 times in as many weeks by one count), military brass are out of ideas for making progress. But the troops might have some creative and unconventional ones, let's ask them.
- ▪Central Command asks for ideas on beating Iran Rob Beschizza 6:47 am Tue Aug 4, 2026 Has anyone asked the good doctor?
- ▪With president Donald Trump's war with Iran quagmired (media lost count weeks ago of the number of times we've won or that a deal is near; he's called off "major" new strikes 7 times in as many weeks by one count), military brass are out of
- ▪But the troops might have some creative and unconventional ones, let's ask them.
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U.S. Central Command asks for ideas on beating Iran Rob Beschizza 6:47 am Tue Aug 4, 2026 Has anyone asked the good doctor? With president Donald Trump's war with Iran quagmired (media lost count weeks ago of the number of times we've won or that a deal is near; he's called off "major" new strikes 7 times in as many weeks by one count), military brass are out of ideas for making progress. But the troops might have some creative and unconventional ones, let's ask them. "We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran," CNN reports an intelligence officer writing to military analysts. "U.S. Central Command has a long history of thinking and working in innovative ways," Capt. Timothy Hawkins, a spokesperson for CENTCOM, said in a statement.
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