Who is General Dan Caine, the ‘architect’ of US airstrikes on Iran?

The American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities came after a week of conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic. General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was a key architect of 'Operation Midnight Hammer', according to several US officials and people familiar with the deliberations. Although he had largely remained out of the spotlight, he has emerged as an influential figure behind the scenes

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