MILITARY● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 29, 2026, 4:54 AM
Hegseth fires Pentagon’s top military planner as Trump weighs new Iran strikes
South China Morning Post · middle east
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defence official said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump weighed renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war. US Army Lieutentant General Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is the second general to be ousted from the post, known in military circles as the “J5”, under...
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