### [2026-07-29](/feed/2026/07/29/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# A senior officer in U.S. CENTCOM issues an internal email requesting troops to suggest "new creative and unconventional ways to pressure and punish Iran". 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/politics/us-military-iran-war-troops-punish)

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