Pete Hegseth fires top military planner Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon's top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.
TL;DR
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the Pentagon's top military planner.
- This is the latest in a series of generals being removed.
- The firing comes as President Trump contemplates new strikes on Iran.
- The war with Iran has been ongoing for eight months.