CENTCOM admiral calls Seth Moulton’s question about troops dying in Iran ‘entirely inappropriate’

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Commander of U.S. Central Command Adm. Brad Cooper pushed back after Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) pressed him on the number of American deaths during the Iran war.

The tense exchange unfolded during a Tuesday hearing before the House Armed Services Committee as lawmakers questioned the Trump administration’s strategy in the region amid a fragile ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and Israel.

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