Hegseth tells U.S. Army chief of staff to retire 'effective immediately' amid war in Iran
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U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the army's top uniformed officer to step down, the Pentagon said Thursday without giving a reason for the departure as the United States wages a war against Iran.
Hegseth purges military leadership
- Trump puts more Cabinet members on chopping block as Pete Hegseth axes two additional Army officers Daily Mail —
- An Army Shake-Up in the Middle of a War The Atlantic —
- Hegseth ousts US Army Chief of Staff Randy George CGTN —
- Hegseth asks US Army's top general to step down BBC News —
- Pete Hegseth fires top Army officer NBC News —