{"id":335247,"date":"2026-04-16T15:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pentagon-briefing-troops-are-rearming-amid-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:00:15","slug":"pentagon-briefing-troops-are-rearming-amid-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pentagon-briefing-troops-are-rearming-amid-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon briefing: Troops are \u2018rearming\u2019 amid ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/blNkT8J2ccA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pentagon briefing: Troops are \u2018rearming\u2019 amid ceasefire\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/blNkT8J2ccA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine briefed reporters on the continuing ceasefire with Iran.<\/p>\n<p>US Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper said during the briefing that troops in the Middle East are \u201crearming\u201d amid the ceasefire. <\/p>\n<p>Cooper, who oversees US forces in the Middle East, said his \u201cpersonal assessment\u201d from his recent trips to the region, including one he took during the ceasefire, is \u201cour troops are highly motivated.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>0:00 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth comments on the status of Iran\u2019s military<br \/>\n10:30 General Caine gives an update on the US naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz<br \/>\n22:22 CENTCOM commander Adm. Bradley Cooper remarks on US military assets involved in the Iran campaign<br \/>\n27:54 Hegseth takes questions from the media <\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #Ceasefire #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine briefed reporters on the continuing ceasefire with Iran. US Central Command chief Adm. Brad Cooper said during the briefing that troops in the Middle East are \u201crearming\u201d amid the ceasefire. 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