The person in the clip is U.S. Navy Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). (opens in new tab)

The person in the clip is U.S. Navy Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). He is the one testifying, responding to a question about his experience with Iran and noting that in the roughly 30 months before Operation Epic Fury 1) 2)The testimony comes from a Senate hearing in mid-May 2026 (around May 14–15), where Adm. Cooper discussed CENTCOM operations, force posture, and the outcomes of Operation Epic Fury. The YouTube Short itself was uploaded on May 26, 2026 (by ...