The head of the U.S. military’s Central Command says Iran is “operating in a sign of desperation” by targeting civilian sites in the war.<\/p>\n
In an interview with the Farsi-language Iranian opposition satellite network Iran International that aired early Monday, U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper said: “They’re operating in a sign of desperation. … In the last couple of weeks, they’ve attacked civilian targets very deliberately, more than 300 times.”<\/p>\n
Cooper noted a slowdown in Iranian incoming fire across the Mideast as the war entered its fourth week.<\/p>\n
“At the beginning of the conflict, you saw large volumes, in the dozens of drones and missiles,” Cooper said. “You no longer see that. It’s all one or two at a time.”<\/p>\n
Cooper said the U.S. campaign against Iran was continuing “ahead or on plan,” targeting missile and drone manufacturing sites as well other military infrastructure.<\/p>\n
“So it’s not just about the threat today. We’re eliminating the threat of the future, both in terms of the drones, the missiles, as well as the navy,” he told Iran International.<\/p>\n
Cooper said it wasn’t yet time for the Iranian public to come to the streets, citing the ongoing risks from the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n
“They’re launching missiles and drones from populated areas and you need to stay inside for right now,” Cooper said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both the Israeli and U.S. governments have voiced hope that the Iranian public will rise up and topple the country’s nearly-half-century-old ruling Islamic theocracy, and Cooper said “there will be a clear signal at some point, as the president has indicated, for you to be able to come out.”<\/p>\n
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