Event Brief
Cooper: IRGC seeks to push US out before Israel war
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 02, 2026 at 1:12 PM ET
Summary: Military historian Tom Cooper told The Jerusalem Post that the IRGC’s decision to target American bases, assets and allies—while barring Israel—is aimed at knocking the US out of the region before any renewed war with Israel. He said Iran’s retaliatory strikes on US-linked sites in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain followed US renewed strikes on IRGC targets in Iran.
WHO: Tom Cooper
WHAT: Says the IRGC’s targeting strategy is intended to remove the US from the conflict while preserving IRGC firepower for a future Iran-Israel escalation.
WHEN: Sep 01, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Middle East
WHY: The IRGC’s attacks on US-linked sites were presented as a response to the US’s renewal of strikes against IRGC targets in Iran.
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