{
  "id": 17013886,
  "title": "Hegseth fires Pentagon’s top military planner as Trump weighs new Iran strikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/hegseth-fires-pentagons-top-military-planner-as-trump-weighs-new-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T04:54:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372530/hegseth-fires-pentagons-top-military-planner-trump-weighs-new-iran-strikes"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 Brett Sylvia was removed as head of strategy, plans and policy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Pete Hegseth Fires Top Pentagon Military Planner Brett Sylvia As Trump Weighs Fresh Iran Strikes Amid Major US Military Leadership Shake-Up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/pete-hegseth-fires-top-pentagon-military-planner-brett-sylvia-as",
        "published": "2026-10-29T06:27:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}