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Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, said Thursday that Iran\u2019s navy and its drone capabilities have been damaged, as the United States and Israel continue military strikes against Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooper spoke alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at CENTCOM headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, providing updates regarding Operation Epic Fury, which began early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re now up over 30 ships,\u201d Cooper said of the number of Iranian navy vessels that the U.S. has sunk or destroyed. \u201cAnd 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\u2019s on fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/03\/05\/house-narrowly-rejects-iran-war-powers-resolution\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/US_Iran_Congress_26063656662456.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">House narrowly rejects Iran war powers resolution<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">It\u2019s the second vote in as many days, after the Senate defeated a similar measure along party lines.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. combat power has continued to ramp up while Iran\u2019s combat power has declined, according to Cooper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last 72 hours, American bombers have struck nearly 200 targets deep inside Iran, including around Tehran, Cooper said. 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