# Hegseth fires top general over apparent media leaks

https://mins.news/en/video/120828

- CBS News, 2026-10-29 13:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x12zHCiAnW0

> Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, who led strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, over apparent misconduct involving classified information related to the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars, a Pentagon official told CBS News.

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