USA · 11 August, 2026 · 2 min read
Adm. Brad Cooper Vows Enduring US Support for IDF as Israel-Lebanon Talks Continue in September
CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper vows enduring US support for Israel Defense Forces. Israel-Lebanon talks are set to continue in September.
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US support and talks
The Jerusalem Post reported that CENTCOM chief vows enduring US support for IDF as Israel-Lebanon talks are set to continue in September, with a US official telling Al-Arabiya English that the discussions have included talks on a third country demining certain areas.
“Israel-Lebanon talks to continue in September”
In the same live-updates package, the outlet said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials posed for a photo before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, DC, and it also stated that Israel, Lebanon to continue talks in September as Hezbollah seeks to disrupt the process.
The Jerusalem Post also tied the US role to military coordination, saying CENTCOM chief vows enduring US support for IDF and describing Cooper’s appearance as historic in an exclusive piece.
That exclusive item added that it was highly unusual for a CENTCOM commander to address an IDF operational forum of this kind, and it named Adm. Brad Cooper as the CENTCOM commander involved.
Cohen on Fordow
Yossi Cohen, the former Mossad chief, told the Galilee Conference that “We walked around the Fordow nuclear site many times in order to understand the site,” as quoted by ynetglobal.
In that same account, ynetglobal said Cohen argued that “60% enriched uranium is still far from a bomb,” and it referenced Iran’s uranium enrichment program in his remarks.
ynetglobal also reported that on June 22, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced American strikes on Iran’s three main nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, and it quoted Trump saying, “Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.”
i24NEWS likewise quoted Cohen saying, “We walked around the Fordo nuclear site in Iran many times to understand the site,” and it described the site being bombed by the Americans as “the realization of all my dreams.”
Strikes, bombs, and claims
i24NEWS said that on June 22, 2025, during Operation “Beast of the Lion” (Arabic: وثبة الأسد), it turned out that the United States carried out an attack on three nuclear sites in Iran—Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan.
“Nine B-2 bombers took off from the Whiteman Air Force Base”
It further claimed that nine B-2 bombers took off from the Whiteman Air Force Base with their transmitters turned off, and it said each aircraft carried two 13-ton bombs.
i24NEWS added that twelve bombs were dropped on Fordo and that 30 Tomahawk missiles weighing 450 kg each were fired at Natanz and Isfahan, while it also said that various discussions took place within the Biden Administration after Joe Biden was elected president.
In parallel, ynetglobal reported that Fox News said six bunker-buster bombs were dropped on Fordow and 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired at the other nuclear facilities, and it stated that Trump’s declaration was later revealed by ynet to be “simply inaccurate.”