{"id":132334,"date":"2025-06-24T17:40:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T17:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/06\/24\/iran-remains-security-threat-even-after-airstrikes-centcom-warns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:41:03","slug":"iran-remains-security-threat-even-after-airstrikes-centcom-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/06\/24\/iran-remains-security-threat-even-after-airstrikes-centcom-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran remains security threat even after airstrikes, CENTCOM warns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s nominee to serve as the next head of U.S. Central Command warned lawmakers on Tuesday that Iran still has \u201cconsiderable tactical capabilities\u201d even after recent airstrikes <\/a>from Israeli and American forces<\/a>, and will remain a security threat<\/a> for the foreseeable future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II, who has served as the top deputy at Central Command since February 2024, said that the recent assaults have degraded some of Iran\u2019s military but declined to give specifics on whether their fledgling nuclear program has been eliminated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even without it, he said that Iranian aggression and support for militant groups in the region would remain a top concern for American defense planners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we would all agree that Iran is the number one source of instability in the region, and the number one source and sponsor of terror throughout the world,\u201d he said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDeterring Iran will be a priority \u2026 We\u2019ve got to be in a three-point stance every day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t