Matthew Miller, the former State Department spokesperson during the Biden era, observed that it has been 10 days since Heggset and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Caine last briefed on Iran-related matters. Since March 10, Central Command has not held any briefings, and the Pentagon has conducted no daily press briefings whatsoever.
Miller said, "We are now learning more about U.S. military operations from videos shot by bystanders than from official Department of Defense releases. This is the least transparent and accountable period in history!"
Miller added that he would believe statements issued by Caine and Central Command Commander Cooper.
Some veterans have questioned Miller’s judgment, arguing that Caine himself is not trustworthy—having served as a key military advisor to Trump, he chose loyalty to the president over principles of just war; had he not supported such a mission violating military ethics, he would have resigned rather than back a 'suicidal operation'.
The last briefing by Central Command on March 10 occurred before the most intense missile attacks. Since then, headlines have shifted to reports of U.S. military casualties at bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
The absence of daily press briefings is seen as a failure of accountability—and even as a strategic information blackout. During wartime, the U.S. military typically uses press briefings to shape public opinion, manage market expectations, and counter enemy propaganda.
Today’s silence effectively hands over the information battlefield to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—especially figures like Colonel Zolfagari, the spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbia Central Command—as well as amateur footage captured by random passersby.
The lack of routine updates suggests the operation is at an extremely sensitive stage, or that operational security is paramount.
The main objectives are twofold: first, to prevent Iran from obtaining accurate figures on U.S. military casualties; second, to avoid congressional pressure demanding explanations from the Trump administration on why war objectives keep changing.
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