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Hegseth fires Pentagon’s top military planner as Trump weighs new Iran strikes
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defence 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. US Army Lieutentant General…
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- First reported by Times of India World
Hegseth fires top Pentagon military planner as Trump weighs fresh Iran strikes: Report
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Hegseth fires Pentagon’s top military planner as Trump weighs new Iran strikes
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