🔻Washington Post: Army commanders warned of expanding military operations against Iran to August

🔻Washington Post: Army commanders warned of expanding military operations against Iran to August

The Washington Post, citing informed sources, wrote that several senior U.S. military commanders have warned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that a broad operation against Iran cannot be continued and that doing so would risk weakening the ability to counter threats in other locations, including U.S. soil.

According to this report, the warnings were explained to Mr. Hegseth by the commanders of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, as well as by senior commanders overseeing U.S. operations in Europe and Asia and Latin America.

The newspaper reports that these warnings were included in the two-weeks-ago edition of the “Defense Secretary’s playbook” and are being disclosed for the first time.

The Washington Post report says that, because the document is confidential, these individuals described the details of this assessment to the newspaper on the condition that they remain anonymous.

The “Defense Secretary’s playbook” is usually prepared twice a month and outlines the readiness status and availability of U.S. warships, aircraft, manpower, and weapons systems worldwide.

The document reflects the priorities of the president of the United States for the armed forces that form the basis for the Pentagon’s directives and that the defense secretary carries out.