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Trump Denies Reports Top General Is 'Reluctant' on Iran

President says Dan Caine predicts easy success, but multiple outlets suggest otherwise

(Newser) - As President Trump weighs possible military action against Iran, a strange dynamic is playing out: Multiple reports suggest his top general is leery about going forward, while Trump insists those reports are "100 percent incorrect." In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump wrote that Gen. Dan Caine,...

Maduro, Wife Injured During US Raid on Compound

Couple treated for injuries before pleading not guilty in US court

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro didn't emerge from his hidden room unscathed when US commandos showed up at his door, sources say. According to a US official and another person familiar with the operation who spoke to NBC News , Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, suffered minor injuries—either...

Pentagon Weighs Major Shake-Up of US Commands

Proposal would cut combatant commands, elevate new Americas, International hubs

(Newser) - The Pentagon is weighing one of its biggest command shake-ups in decades, a move that would trim top brass and rewire how US forces are run around the world, the Washington Post reports, citing "people familiar with the matter." According to the Post's sources, a draft proposal...

Top Brass Are Worried About Hegseth's New Strategy

Administration reportedly drafts plan shifting Pentagon's priorities away from China, Europe

(Newser) - Top military leaders—including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff—have registered serious concerns with the Trump administration's planned change in defense strategy ahead of the meeting involving hundreds of generals and admirals , Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and President Trump scheduled for Tuesday in Virginia. Current and...

Trump Loved Hegseth's News Conference on Iran

'One of the greatest ... and most confirming' he's ever seen, says president

(Newser) - Defense chief Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, held a rare Pentagon news conference on Thursday to discuss and praise the airstrikes on Iran, and they had one particularly influential viewer—their boss:
  • "One of the greatest, most professional, and most 'confirming'
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Hegseth Scolds Media, a Fox Reporter Especially

'Jennifer, you've been about the worst,' defense chief says, referring to reporting on Iran

(Newser) - Defense chief Pete Hegseth scolded the media on Thursday for playing up a leaked preliminary assessment of the Iran airstrikes, one that suggested a relatively mild setback to Tehran's nuclear program. And during the press conference, he went after a former colleague at Fox News in particular, reports the...

Pentagon: 'Midnight Hammer' Operation Did 'Severe Damage'

Hegseth says the strikes on Iran are not about 'regime change'

(Newser) - Defense chief Pete Hegseth emphasized Sunday that the US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites were part of a "focused" mission and do not represent the start of an "open-ended" conflict. Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters at a Pentagon...

'Razin' Caine Will Head the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Senate confirms retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine in a 60-25 overnight vote

(Newser) - The Senate confirmed retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff early Friday, filling the position almost two months after President Trump fired his predecessor. Trump nominated Caine to become the top US military officer in February after...

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