Critical roles of Eyal Zamir, Dan Caine, Brad Cooper in shaping the Iran war - exclusive
Although US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have made the ultimate war and ceasefire decisions regarding Iran, The Jerusalem Post now reveals the details and extent to which IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, and CENTCOM Chief Admiral Brad Cooper have been the next most dominant figures.
In many ways, Zamir was key to convincing Caine and Cooper that such a war was feasible, such that they would support it, or at least not oppose it.
Caine was then critical in convincing Trump that such a war was viable, even as the US chairman himself held doubts about significant aspects of the war, the Post understands. General Caine has also hovered over Trump's decisions to repeatedly announce unilateral ceasefires with Iran out of concern that any upping the ante on the military playing field could cost him in both American lives and politically.
All three military high commanders can largely be held responsible for the war's successes and shortcomings, even as aspects of the war's architecture might not have always followed their personal preferences.
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