CBS News, citing a US Defense Department official, reported that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fired Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, chief of strategy, plans and policy at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and chief military strategist at the Pentagon. Silvia was accused of inappropriate behavior in the context of leaking classified information related to the war with Iran and the Russian-Ukrainian war, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official added that Sylvia had failed three polygraph tests regarding leaking classified information to the press, indicating that the case had been transferred to the Justice Department. The dismissals come as part of a series of dismissals that affected the generals, at a time when US President Donald Trump is considering launching new attacks on Iran, amid a war that has been going on for eight months.

CBS News, citing a US Defense Department official, reported that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth fired Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, chief of strategy, plans and policy at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and chief military strategist at the Pentagon. Silvia was accused of inappropriate behavior in the context of leaking classified information related to the war with Iran and the Russian-Ukrainian war, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The official added that Sylvia had failed three polygraph tests regarding leaking classified information to the press, indicating that the case had been transferred to the Justice Department. The dismissals come as part of a series of dismissals that affected the generals, at a time when US President Donald Trump is considering launching new attacks on Iran, amid a war that has been going on for eight months.