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CENTCOM Chief Says Bombing "Significantly Degraded" Iran's Military Capabilities
(CBS News) Eleanor Watson - Adm. Brad Cooper of U.S. Central Command, who heads U.S. forces in the Middle East, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the bombing campaign against Iran had damaged or destroyed more than 85% of Iran's ballistic missile, drone and naval industrial base through more than 1,450 strikes on weapons-manufacturing facilities. He said it would take Iran "a generation" to rebuild its navy and years for its drone and missile production to recover. He added that recent reports that Iran retains 70% of its ballistic missile inventory are inaccurate.