Pentagon removes Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia over alleged classified leaks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed Lt. Gen.
Brett Sylvia, the Joint Chiefs' strategy director, after a Department of Defense investigation linked him to unauthorized disclosures about Iran and the Ukraine conflict, at the Pentagon. Earlier reports said his dismissal came as the Trump administration weighed new strikes against Iran and was part of a broader reduction of senior officers announced by Hegseth.