Top US commander issues stark warning to troops using their phones in Iran war

President Trump’s top military commander claims that videos could aid Iran (Picture: Getty Images) US troops across the Middle East have been warned that videos filmed on their phones could help Iran carry out and assess attacks on them and their military colleagues. Personnel at some bases may even be ordered by superiors to hand over their devices while they’re deployed. Admiral Bradford ‘Brad’ Cooper, the US’ senior commander overseeing the Iran war, said that video footage posted online was allowing Tehran to evaluate its strikes in near real time. The information could show whether its missiles and drones had hit their intended targets or not. Cooper warned that the consequences of innocent phone-based activity could be deadly. ‘The direct, unavoidable cost of this open-source intelli