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  "id": 17169994,
  "title": "Pentagon accuses fired general of leaking classified intel on Iran war to media",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/pentagon-accuses-fired-general-of-leaking-classified-intel-on-iran",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:33:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/pentagon-accuses-fired-general-of-leaking-classified-intel-on-iran-war-to-media/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia from his position as head of strategy, plans and policy for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to the South China Morning Post. PBS NewsHour reports that Sylvia is the second general to be removed from this specific role under Hegseth.\n\nThe Pentagon has accused the three-star general of leaking sensitive or classified information to the media. According to Hindustan Times - World News, an internal Pentagon report states that Sylvia admitted to sharing classified information with journalists. The Times of Israel reported that a Pentagon official claims Sylvia failed three polygraph tests regarding the leaking of classified information to journalists.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "IDF soldier indicted for allegedly spying for Iran, leaking sensitive military intelligence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/idf-soldier-indicted-for-allegedly-spying-for-iran-leaking-sensitive",
        "published": "2026-10-29T18:20:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Inside Iran's $2.3b secret military supply network: 5,000 agencies, missile materials and hundreds of trucks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/inside-irans-2-3b-secret-military-supply-network-5-000-agencies",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:07:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Top Pentagon military planner fired by Hegseth admitted sharing classified information on Iran, Ukraine with reporters: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/top-pentagon-military-planner-fired-by-hegseth-admitted-sharing",
        "published": "2026-10-30T02:01:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}