Iran war news LIVE Updates: Pentagon polygraphs about 50 Joint Staff members over Iran war leaks, says report
Iran war news LIVE Updates: US President Donald Trump called the war with Iran “small potatoes”, saying just 18 Americans had been killed compared with 100,000 in Vietnam.
- Why it matters
- A classified leak investigation suggests internal disagreement over Iran operations reached staff at the highest military level, prompting a security sweep among dozens of officials with access to sensitive information.
- Most affected
- Joint Staff members under investigation — Subject to polygraph tests as part of leak inquiry into Iran operations.
Military personnel involved in Iran operations — Operations details disclosed through leak examined by Pentagon investigators. - Likely next
- Whether the Pentagon identifies the source of the leak and names individuals responsible for it.