CENTCOM: Iran has targeted 7 commercial vessels in the past seven days

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has claimed that Iran targeted seven commercial vessels in the region over the past week and fired a large number of missiles and drones toward U.S. bases and neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf. These claims were made by “Brad Cooper,” CENTCOM’s chief of staff, on Tuesday evening local time and were also published in a statement on X. CENTCOM has described Iran as responsible for “unjustified aggressions.”

• U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has claimed that Iran targeted seven commercial vessels across the region over the past seven days.
• CENTCOM has alleged that these attacks on commercial vessels targeted civilians and resulted in nearly a dozen civilian crew members being killed, missing, or injured.
• “Brad Cooper,” CENTCOM’s chief of staff, made these claims on Tuesday evening local time.
• CENTCOM has also claimed that Iranian forces fired dozens of missiles and drones toward neighboring countries in the Persian Gulf.
• IRNA (Telegram) noted that “Brad Cooper” made these claims without referring to U.S. attacks.
• Independent Persian reported that CENTCOM announced these claims early Wednesday, 24 Tir, in a statement posted on X.
• CENTCOM holds U.S. forces responsible for “unjustified aggressions” that continue to endanger innocent lives.
• Some media outlets have referred to CENTCOM as the “terrorist organization CENTCOM.”. Coverage difference: Media outlets such as Jamaran, Mehr (Telegram), Akharin Khabar, Sedaye Vojdanews, Khabar-e Fori, and Akhbar-e Fori used the phrase “terrorist organization CENTCOM” in their headlines, indicating a negative stance toward CENTCOM. In contrast, IRNA and Independent Persian, without using this phrase, simply reported CENTCOM’s claims. Independent Persian provided more details about the timing and manner of CENTCOM’s statement’s publication (early Wednesday, 24 Tir, on X) and noted that U.S. forces hold Iran responsible for “unjustified aggressions.” IRNA (Telegram) also pointed out that Brad Cooper’s claims were made without mentioning U.S. attacks.