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strikeAug 16, 2026

US top Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news

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US top Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea Adm.

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    US top Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, visited…

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