Middle East Commander Says Iran’s Drones Are Depleted, US Navy Could Open Strait of Hormuz
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, Adm. Brad Cooper, stated on May 14 that the U.S. military destroyed 90 percent of Iran’s operational ballistic missile and drone capacities in less than 40 days. He testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee that Iran’s military power has been significantly degraded, including its navy, proxy militias, and nuclear weapons program. Currently, two Navy aircraft carrier battlegroups and a Marine task force are blockading Iranian ships in the Arabian Sea, with a second Marine task force arriving soon. Adm. Cooper expressed confidence that the United States could regain control of the Strait of Hormuz from Tehran if ordered, reopening the vital shipping lane to international traffic.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 21:30-31 (NASB 1977)
"There is no wisdom and no understanding And no counsel against the LORD.
The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But victory belongs to the LORD."
Commentary:
Military advantage can change fast. In the Arabian Sea and near the Strait of Hormuz, ships, drones, and blockades look decisive on a map, and people working those waters feel the pressure first. Proverbs puts a hard boundary on human confidence: nations can prepare, but they cannot counsel against the Lord. This kind of tightening control over strategic corridors fits the prophetic pattern of shifting power and contested passages that Scripture associates with the last days. Stay sober and unboastful.
Prophetic Trend:
Strategic chokepoints and regional power projections are hardening, echoing end-times patterns of contested corridors and shifting alliances without guaranteeing any fixed outcome.
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Source Excerpt:
It took the U.S. military less than 40 days to destroy 90 percent of Iran’s operational ballistic missile and drone capacities, annihilate its navy, dismantle its support for proxy militias, and derail its emergent nuclear weapons program, the commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East said on May 14. “Across every element of national power, they have been significantly degraded,” Adm. Brad Cooper said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee. “We have dismantled what took them decades and billions to build.” With two Navy aircraft carrier battlegroups and a Marine task force–to be joined by a second soon–in the Arabian Sea blockading Iranian ships from leaving the Persian Gulf, he expressed confidence that, if ordered, the United States could wrest control of the Strait of Hormuz from Tehran to reopen the vital shipping lane to international traffic.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 05-14-2026 20:29