CENTCOM

US changes Gaza Civil-Military Coordination Center leadership as Trump pursues stage II of plan

The top military officer at the CMCC is expected to be replaced by a commander of lower rank, while the top civilian has returned has returned to his job as US ambassador to Yemen.

US AND Israeli soldiers convene at the Civil Military Coordination Centre, the US-led centre overseeing the implementation of President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel November 17, 2025.
A US Airman attaches a GBU-31 munitions system to an F-15E Strike Eagle in the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria.

CENTCOM announces air force readiness exercise amid growing Iran tensions

CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on January 24, 2026.

CENTCOM, IDF chiefs meet in shadow of possible Iran conflict, await Trump's final decision

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive before President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are slated to speak at the White House in September 2025.

Trump envoys Kushner, Witkoff meet Netanyahu to discuss Gaza, Iran


IDF, CENTCOM chiefs convene in Israel in first since end of Iran war

The American military and the IDF held a joint panel to discuss the achievements of Operation Rising Lion.

 CENTCOM Commander General Michael Erik Kurilla met with IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir in Israel.

White House denies assessment that US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were ineffective - CNN

"Everyone knows what happens when you drop fourteen 30,000 pound bombs perfectly on their targets: total obliteration," White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told CNN.

 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, June 19, 2025.

Iran's FM claims Tehran stopped attacks after Trump announces ceasefire with Israel

The US president said that Iran will immediately cease attacks and Israel will join the ceasefire on the 12th hour of the agreement.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024.

Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, military chiefs hail attack on US bases as 'decisive response'

IRGC claimed to have delivered a clear and explicit message that "Iran will never leave any attack on its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and national security unanswered."

A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, June 20, 2025

Israel was notified of Iranian strike on US targets ahead of time, regional diplomat tells 'Post'

The US and Doha were both warned by Iran that Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar would be targeted by Iranian missiles. The US, in turn, informed Israel of the incoming threat.

 US President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet in the situation room during US strikes on Iran, June 22, 2025.

WATCH: Iran launches missiles at US Mideast assets in retaliation for nuclear site strikes

Sirens were heard in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Bahrain. Two US officials told Reuters that no US personnel were injured by the missile attacks.

 Traces are seen in the sky after Iran's armed forces say they targeted The Al-Udeid base in a missile attack, in Qatar, June 23, 2025

Trump briefed on military options against Iran by CENTCOM chief, source tells 'Post'

"The working assumption" is that US President Donald Trump will order a strike on Iran, Israeli and US sources told the Post.

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 10, 2025.

CENTCOM warned Iran was 'mere steps' from nuclear weapons before IDF strikes began

The same post stated that if Iran had "sprinted" to enrich uranium, it could produce a single weapon within a week and 10 within three weeks.

 Then-Lieutenant General Michael Kurilla testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to become Commander of Central Command during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 8, 2022.

US kills ISIS official in precise airstrike in Syria, CENTCOM says

The ISIS official was killed in a precise airstrike in the northwestern area of the country. 

 A member of the Civil defence member stands on a damaged building, after Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, as reported by Syria's state news agency, in Damascus, Syria March 13, 2025.

CENTCOM's Michael Kurilla outlines next steps of US military in Syria

"It is incredible to see President Trump's bold vision and a Middle East defined by 'commerce not chaos," said Congressman Hamadeh.

 Then-Lieutenant General Michael Kurilla testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to become Commander of Central Command during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 8, 2022.