Brad Cooper, the commander of CENTCOM, amid Washington’s efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, entered Israel on his first public trip following the recent round of regional clashes, and met with Eliezer Zamir, the head of the General Staff of Israel’s army. Details of the meeting have not been announced, but developments in the region and military and security coordination between the United States and Israel have been cited as likely topics of the consultations.

Babak Eshaqi, a reporter for Iran International, reports