- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and immediately retire.
- The request for Gen. George's retirement comes amid the ongoing Iran war.
- A senior Pentagon official told CBS News that the leadership change was necessary, stating, ‘it was time for a leadership change in the Army.”
- Gen. Randy George is currently the Army's most senior general.
- This reported leadership shake-up follows President Trump's recent insistence that the Iran war was nearing its end.
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