{"id":2576882,"date":"2026-03-06T10:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-adm-brad-cooper-corrects-trumps-iran-statistics-in-front-of-the-media-but-its-very-likely-trump-loved-the-change\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:56:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:56:51","slug":"watch-adm-brad-cooper-corrects-trumps-iran-statistics-in-front-of-the-media-but-its-very-likely-trump-loved-the-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-adm-brad-cooper-corrects-trumps-iran-statistics-in-front-of-the-media-but-its-very-likely-trump-loved-the-change\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Adm. Brad Cooper Corrects Trump&#8217;s Iran Statistics in Front of the Media, But It&#8217;s Very Likely Trump Loved the Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-adm-brad-cooper-corrects-trumps-iran-statistics-in-front-of-the-media-but-its-very-likely-trump-loved-the-change%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576882&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Adm.Brad Cooper, commander of U.S.Central Command, publicly corrected President Trump during a briefing on the ongoing military action against Iran, turning what coudl be a setback into a display of American gains. He reaffirmed claims that the United States had sunk or destroyed more then 30 iranian ships, and noted a recent strike on an Iranian drone carrier, highlighting the progress with accompanying media. the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece cites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/goldman-sachs-commits-to-reach-net-zero-carbon-emissions-by-2030\/\" title=\"Goldman Sachs Commits To Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions By 2030\">open-source data<\/a><\/a> that Iran\u2019s navy halls about 90 vessels, many smaller boats, and emphasizes significant losses, including the IRIS Dena, a frigate sunk by a U.S. submarine\u2014the first such underwater sinking since World War II. It argues these developments reflect not only a strategic achievement for the United States but also a degrading Iranian naval capability, effectively reducing Iran\u2019s seapower in the Persian Gulf to near irrelevance. The article also comments on the optics of correcting the president in front of international media and what it suggests about military resolve and geopolitical messaging.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If there&rsquo;s ever time to correct the boss in public, Adm. Brad Cooper found it.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-zachary-taylor-the-man-who-might-have-prevented-the-civil-war\/\" title=\"WATCH: Zachary Taylor, The Man Who Might Have Prevented The Civil War\">career military man<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centcom.mil\/ABOUT-US\/LEADERSHIP\/Bio-Article-View\/Article\/4269737\/commander-admiral-brad-cooper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Central Command commander<\/a> took the stage during a news briefing on Thursday to update reporters on the progress of the ongoing military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>And he took good news Trump delivered earlier and turned it into even better news &mdash; at least for viewers rooting for the American side.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ADMIRAL BRAD COOPER: &ldquo;You may have heard the president say, just a little while ago, that we have sunk or destroyed 24 ships.That was true at the moment, we&rsquo;re now up over 30 ships.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In just the last few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier ship, roughly the size of a World&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DD3TREXp9u\">pic.twitter.com\/DD3TREXp9u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2029689690735989152?\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You may have heard the president say, just a little while ago, that we have sunk or destroyed 24 ships&rdquo; in the Iranian navy, Cooper told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was true at the moment. We&rsquo;re now up over 30 ships. And in just the last few hours, we hit an Iranian drone carrier ship, roughly the size of a World War II aircraft carrier. And as we speak, it&rsquo;s on fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Going into 2026, the Iranian navy included 90 vessels &mdash; mostly smaller amphibious and patrol boats, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalmilitary.net\/navies\/irn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GlobalMilitary.net<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalmilitary.net\/page\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> that tracks international armed forces through open-source data.<\/p>\n<p>That would mean fully one-third of the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s naval fleet is either underwater or otherwise out of commission.<\/p>\n<p>Among the most notable of the Iranian losses was the IRIS Dena, an Iranian navy frigate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-war-department-releases-clip-u-s-forces-sinking-iranian-ship-torpedo-first-time-since-wwii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sunk by an American submarine<\/a> in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Not only was it the first warship sunk by a U.S. Navy submarine since World War II, it was far away from the main theater of fighting, demonstrating the Trump administration&rsquo;s resolve &mdash; and ability &mdash; to hunt down Iranian war vessels wherever they are on the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the fact that the U.S. Navy has been engaged in simmering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-irans-attempt-capture-american-navy-vessel-foiled-uss-thunderbolt-emerges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low-grade hostilities<\/a> with Iranian vessels for years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/group-armed-iranian-boats-closes-american-cutter-rethinks-poor-decision-us-navy-ship-opens-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the Persian Gulf<\/a>, the demonstration of American might is sent the unmistakable message that the gloves are off.<\/p>\n<p>But it&rsquo;s also doing more than sending a message. It&rsquo;s creating a new reality: The Iranian navy is not only no longer a nuisance to the U.S. in terms of seapower in the Persian Gulf, it&rsquo;s teetering on the verge of extinction.<\/p>\n<p>And Cooper is making sure the world knows it.<\/p>\n<p>Correcting the boss is generally a bad idea. Correcting the boss in front of the international media is generally worse.<\/p>\n<p>But Cooper picked pretty much exactly the right time and place to do it.<\/p>\n<p>And he did it with some very good news for Americans who are on their own country&rsquo;s side.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, publicly corrected the president\u2019s remark and framed the latest actions as even more favorable to the American side. He noted that while the president had said 24 ships had been sunk or destroyed, the current tally is now over 30. In the past few hours, U.S. forces also hit an Iranian drone carrier roughly the size of a World War II-era carrier, which was burning at the moment. By 2026, Iran\u2019s navy supposedly consisted of about 90 vessels, many small patrol or amphibious boats, with roughly a third of the fleet out of commission. A notable loss cited was the IRIS Dena, sunk by a U.S. submarine in the Indian Ocean\u2014the first time a U.S. submarine had sunk a warship since World War II\u2014illustrating Washington\u2019s reach to pursue Iranian ships anywhere. 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