{"id":2604378,"date":"2026-05-19T09:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-adm-brad-cooper-testifies-before-the-house-armed-services-committee\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:16:30","slug":"watch-live-adm-brad-cooper-testifies-before-the-house-armed-services-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-adm-brad-cooper-testifies-before-the-house-armed-services-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH LIVE: Adm. Brad Cooper testifies before the House Armed Services Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-live-adm-brad-cooper-testifies-before-the-house-armed-services-committee%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=2604378&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, is scheduled to testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday at 10 a.m. The hearing is expected to focus on questions about the U.S.military situation in the Middle East-particularly CENTCOM\u2019s efforts related to the Iran conflict, Iran\u2019s nuclear program, CENTCOM\u2019s role during the ceasefire, and the current status of the conflict as peace talks restart.  <\/p>\n<p>Cooper will appear with Daniel Zimmerman (assistant secretary of war for international security affairs) and Gen. Dagvin Anderson (U.S. Africa Commander) for a hearing titled \u201cU.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the greater Middle East and Africa.\u201d  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, is appearing before the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-armed-services-committee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1038\">House Armed Services Committee<\/a> on Tuesday at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4573862\/iran-thinks-trump-is-bluffing\/\">IRAN THINKS TRUMP IS BLUFFING, EVEN AS IT BRACES FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF PUNISHING U.S. AIRSTRIKES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4572754\/cuban-president-warns-bloodbath-us-attacks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cuban president warns of \u2018bloodbath\u2019 if US attacks as tension rises<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4573171\/trump-cancels-upcoming-strikes-negotiations-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says \u2018scheduled attack of Iran\u2019 has been postponed at request of Saudi and UAE<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4572909\/hegseth-stumps-thomas-massie-opponent-ed-gallrein-kentucky-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Private citizen\u2019 Hegseth stumps for Thomas Massie opponent Ed Gallrein ahead of primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Cooper, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >area commander overseeing<\/a> the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> war, is expected to face questions from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">committee<\/a> on the state of the military operations in the Middle East. The committee will likely ask Cooper to address the state of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran-nuclear-program\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4485\">Iran\u2019s nuclear program<\/a>, CENTCOM\u2019s activities during the ceasefire, and where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putins-war-in-ukraine-reaches-historic-disaster-status\/\" title=\"Putin\u2019s War in Ukraine Reaches Historic Disaster Status\">conflict stands<\/a> as peace talks resume.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Cooper will appear alongside Daniel Zimmerman, assistant secretary of war for international security affairs, and U.S. Africa Commander General Dagvin Anderson for the hearing on \u201cU.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in the Greater Middle East and Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adm. 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