Reza Goharzad, journalist and political analyst, said that Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander, met with officials from Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries in the region before his trip to Israel.

He added that at the same time as the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff emphasized the need to find a way out of the crisis, the regional trips of the CENTCOM commander show that Washington is considering and coordinating the options ahead for managing the course of the continued war.