00:00Hi, I'm Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command, here to update you on the effects
00:04of our current efforts against Iran. When U.S. forces conducted major combat operations during
00:10Epic Fury earlier this year, we significantly degraded Iran's ability to project power far
00:16beyond its borders. We sank Iran's Navy, we destroyed its weapons factories, and we curtailed
00:22the IRGC's ability to launch ballistic missiles and drones. Since our highly successful 38-day
00:28campaign, America's more than 50,000 service members deployed to the Middle East have continued
00:34doing incredible work. Standing shoulder to shoulder with regional partners to defend against Iranian
00:39attacks, clearing the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian sea mines, and providing protection to commercial
00:45shipping, and twice establishing an ironclad naval blockade that remains in place. As a point of
00:52emphasis, with the exception of the humanitarian assistance we've allowed in, Iran has no exports
00:58and no imports by sea. The sum total of these actions has imposed devastating costs on Iran's
01:05security apparatus, and the IRGC specifically. In recent months, CENTCOM, in close coordination
01:11with U.S. interagency partners, has delivered severe blows to the Islamic regime and IRGC in
01:18three important areas. One, oil exports. The second, digital financing. And the third, payroll for
01:26security forces.
