US Secretary of War Pete Guest fired the Pentagon's top planning official in the midst of examining possible options for the Donald Trump administration to take military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran. CNN reported that Gen. Brett Silvia, director of the Strategy, Plans and Policy Branch of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J5), was abruptly removed from his position and his information was removed from the military's official website. A spokesman for the Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed Silvia's departure after 32 years of service, but did not explain the reasons or his successor. The G5 department is considered the main arm of providing macro military advice to the President of the United States. This sudden change occurs while, according to American officials, US forces in the region are ready to launch a large-scale operation against Iran within 96 hours of receiving Trump's order, and some sources believe that the possibility of issuing this order after the midterm elections is high. Silvia's dismissal is the latest move in the extensive reshuffle of the guest in the ranks of the military command. He previously fired dozens of senior officers, including the army commander and Sylvia's predecessors.

US Secretary of War Pete Guest fired the Pentagon's top planning official in the midst of examining possible options for the Donald Trump administration to take military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran. CNN reported that Gen. Brett Silvia, director of the Strategy, Plans and Policy Branch of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J5), was abruptly removed from his position and his information was removed from the military's official website. A spokesman for the Army's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirmed Silvia's departure after 32 years of service, but did not explain the reasons or his successor. The G5 department is considered the main arm of providing macro military advice to the President of the United States. This sudden change occurs while, according to American officials, US forces in the region are ready to launch a large-scale operation against Iran within 96 hours of receiving Trump's order, and some sources believe that the possibility of issuing this order after the midterm elections is high. Silvia's dismissal is the latest move in the extensive reshuffle of the guest in the ranks of the military command. He previously fired dozens of senior officers, including the army commander and Sylvia's predecessors.