U.S. Central Command Denies Pushing for a New Round of Military Strikes on Iran
On August 14, a spokesperson for the U.S. Central Command, Tim Hawkins, denied that senior military officials were pushing for a new round of military strikes against Iran. In an interview, Hawkins said that reports claiming U.S. Central Command commander Brad Cooper was driving a new strike on Iran were “pure fabrication and absolutely not true.” (Xinhua)