Hegseth fires top Pentagon strategist who allegedly failed polygraph tests amid Iran planning

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[0:00] We've got this news breaking overnight.

[0:01] Defense Secretary Pete Hexath fired the

[0:04] Pentagon's top military planner over

[0:06] allegations he leaked classified intel

[0:09] about the ongoing wars. He made the move

[0:11] at a time when President Trump is

[0:13] considering launching new strikes on

[0:15] Iran and after uh several military

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