Iran has attacked 12 countries so far since Operation Epic Fury was unleashed by the U.S. and Israel, CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said in a Pentagon briefing Thursday.

His comments came as the military operation entered its seventh day.

“What I will point out is this is now the 12th country, that Iran has attacked 12 countries,” Cooper told reporters.

“And it goes right back to the secretary’s point. Those 12 countries are none too happy,” he said

“And I look forward to working with all the partners who are willing to join us in this.”

Ahead of Cooper’s comments, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had described how Iran had been targeting allied countries and “pulling them into the U.S. orbit.”

“What Iran is doing by targeting allied countries that would otherwise want to stay out of this, they’ve actually pulled them into the American orbit,” Hegseth explained.

“So now you’ve got UAE and Qatar and Bahrain and Saudi and Kuwait and others saying, hey, we’re with you. Here’s we’ll shoot with you, we’ll fly with you, we’ll defend with you.”

“It’s actually firming up the unity of the resistance in order to focus exactly where we need to,” he said.

Hegseth’s and Cooper’s remarks followed a meeting with top CENTCOM commanders on Operation Epic Fury.