The commander of the U.S. Central Command visits Israel unexpectedly, as U.S. and Israel plan to jointly establish a military base to counter Iran's threat

U.S. Central Command Commander Cooper visited Israel on the 29th, holding talks with Israeli Chief of Staff Zamer.

This visit is far from ordinary.

Typically, during active warfare, generals do not undertake ceremonial flights. The fact that the Commander of Central Command is visiting Israel now indicates a shift in operational tempo. High-level wartime meetings usually focus on target coordination and escalation sequencing, rather than overarching strategy.

From this visit, it is clear that U.S.-Israel operations targeting Iran have become highly integrated.

Reports indicate that the primary topics discussed were Iran’s weapons production.

The day before, Israeli military spokesperson Colonel Devlin stated that the military would complete the identification of all "critical" targets within Iran's military production industry "within several days."

Channel 12 of Israel cited sources from Israel's security establishment, reporting that Israel plans to invite the United States to relocate part of its U.S. military bases in the Middle East to Israel after the current war ends, and also intends to establish several new U.S. military bases in Israel.

Israel sees this as an opportunity to "reshape" the U.S. military presence in the Middle East.

According to sources, Israel has recently demonstrated its value as a core U.S. ally—offering not only stability but also crucial combat and intelligence capabilities. Establishing U.S. military bases in Israel would create strategic advantages for both sides.

This largely explains the significance of this visit: the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Gulf Arab states is no longer a question of whether it will happen, but when and how it can be done with dignity.

Where will the U.S. military go after the withdrawal?

If the U.S. fully exits the Middle East, it would be a major blow to its prestige—and more importantly, no one would remain to protect Israel. This would paint a doomsday scenario.

Moving all U.S. troops stationed in the "princely states" to Israel should be a mutually agreeable solution between the U.S. and Israel.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861041557414984/

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