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}\n .facts { padding: 16px 14px; }\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ticker-bar\">\n <div class=\"ticker-label\">\u26a1 BREAKING<\/div>\n <div class=\"ticker-inner\">\n <span class=\"ticker-text\">\n Hegseth fires US Army Chief Gen. Randy George mid-war | Former Iranian FM Zarif urges Tehran to declare victory & negotiate peace | Brent Crude hits $109\/barrel | Habshan gas plant suspended after attack\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page\">\n\n <div class=\"edition-tag\" style=\"--c:var(--ink)\">Today's Top Stories \u00b7 \u0906\u091c \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f \u0916\u092c\u0930\u0947\u0902<\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <div class=\"story-card\">\n\n <div class=\"story-tag\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Pentagon \u00b7 Military Shakeup \u00b7 Story #1 of 2<\/div>\n\n <h1 class=\"story-headline-en\">\n Two Other Generals Also Removed\n <\/h1>\n <p class=\"story-headline-hi\">\n \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a Hegseth \u0928\u0947 US Army Chief \u091c\u0928\u0930\u0932 Randy George \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0930\u094d\u0916\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u2014 \u0926\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u0928\u0930\u0932 \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u090f\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"meta\">\n <span><strong>Source:<\/strong> CBS News \u00b7 CNN \u00b7 Al Jazeera \u00b7 Fox News<\/span>\n <span><strong>Date:<\/strong> April 2\u20133, 2026<\/span>\n <span><strong>Category:<\/strong> US Military \u00b7 Iran War<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"facts\">\n <h4>\u26a1 Key Facts<\/h4>\n <ul>\n <li>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Gen. Randy George \u2014 41st Chief of Staff of the US Army \u2014 to retire immediately on April 2, 2026.<\/li>\n <li>Gen. David Hodne (Army Transformation & Training Command) and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. (Army Chief of Chaplains) were also dismissed.<\/li>\n <li>George was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2023 \u2014 a West Point graduate and veteran of Desert Storm, Iraq & Afghanistan.<\/li>\n <li>Gen. Christopher LaNeve, Hegseth's former military aide, will serve as acting Army Chief of Staff.<\/li>\n <li>Hegseth reportedly blocked promotions of 4 officers \u2014 including 2 Black officers and 2 women \u2014 triggering the rift with George.<\/li>\n <li>Five former US Defense Secretaries, including Gen. James Mattis, have condemned the ongoing purge as \"reckless.\"<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"en-body\">\n <p>\n In an extraordinary wartime move, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday called Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and told him to retire immediately \u2014 giving no public reason for the abrupt dismissal. The Pentagon's chief spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the departure in a post on X, saying George \"will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.\" Two other senior generals were also shown the door the same day.\n <\/p>\n <p>\n The ouster, first reported by CBS News, comes just weeks after a deepening rift between Hegseth and George over a promotion list. Hegseth had intervened to block four officers \u2014 reportedly including two Black officers and two women \u2014 from a list of 29 recommended promotions. When George requested a meeting with Hegseth to discuss the matter, the Defense Secretary refused to meet him, according to the New York Times.\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"pull\">\n \"Experienced generals are likely telling Hegseth his Iran war plans are unworkable, disastrous, and deadly.\"<br>\n <small style=\"font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;color:var(--muted);\">\u2014 Sen. Chris Murphy, Senate Foreign Relations Committee<\/small>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>\n Gen. Christopher LaNeve \u2014 Hegseth's own former military aide \u2014 will now lead the Army as acting chief. Hegseth praised him as \"a battle-tested leader\" who will implement the administration's vision \"without fault.\" This latest firing is part of a sweeping Pentagon purge that has already removed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Chief of Naval Operations, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, and over a dozen senior military figures since Hegseth took office.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"lang-divider\"><span>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"hi-body\">\n <p>\n \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0938\u091a\u093f\u0935 Pete Hegseth \u0928\u0947 2 \u0905\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0948\u0932 2026 \u0915\u094b \u2014 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0947 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u2014 US Army \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u091c\u0928\u0930\u0932 Randy George \u0915\u094b \u092b\u094b\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0902\u0924 \u0930\u093f\u091f\u093e\u092f\u0930\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u0932\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 Pentagon \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0947 X (Twitter) \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u093f George \"41\u0935\u0947\u0902 Army Chief of Staff \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u0924\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0935 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0935\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964\" \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0914\u092a\u091a\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964\n <\/p>\n <p>\n \u0907\u0938 \u092c\u0930\u094d\u0916\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0917\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0921\u093c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0939\u0948\u0964 Hegseth \u0928\u0947 29 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0926\u094b\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0924\u093f \u0938\u0942\u091a\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0947 4 \u0905\u092b\u0938\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u2014 \u091c\u093f\u0928\u092e\u0947\u0902 2 \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0924 \u0914\u0930 2 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u0936\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0925\u0940\u0902 \u2014 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0926\u094b\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0924\u093f \u0930\u094b\u0915 \u0926\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0964 \u091c\u092c George \u0928\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u092e\u093e\u092e\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 Hegseth \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u092f \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u093e, \u0924\u094b Hegseth \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947 George \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u090f \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u091f\u0915\u0932\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0902\u0964\n <\/p>\n <p>\n George \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u0905\u092c Gen. Christopher LaNeve \u0932\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947, \u091c\u094b \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 Hegseth \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0915\u0947 Military Aide \u0925\u0947\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0932\u093e\u0935\u093e Gen. David Hodne \u0914\u0930 Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u091a \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0938\u091a\u093f\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0907\u0938 purge \u0915\u094b \"\u0932\u093e\u092a\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u092d\u0930\u093e\" \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f Congress \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u092a \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"sources\">\n <strong>\ud83d\udccb Sources<\/strong>\n CBS News \u00b7 CNN \u00b7 Al Jazeera \u00b7 Fox News \u00b7 New York Times \u00b7 Breaking Defense \u00b7 Washington Post \u2014 April 2\u20133, 2026\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n <div class=\"story-card story2\">\n\n <div class=\"story-tag\">\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f Diplomacy \u00b7 Iran War \u00b7 Story #2 of 2<\/div>\n\n <h1 class=\"story-headline-en\">\n Former Iranian FM Zarif Urges Tehran to \"Declare Victory\" and End the War \u2014 Proposes Full Peace Deal with Trump\n <\/h1>\n <p class=\"story-headline-hi\">\n \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 Zarif \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u2014 \"\u091c\u0940\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0932\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0916\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0930\u094b\" \u2014 Trump \u0938\u0947 \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f \u0938\u092e\u091d\u094c\u0924\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0915\u093e \u092a\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"meta\">\n <span><strong>Source:<\/strong> Foreign Affairs \u00b7 Al-Monitor \u00b7 Middle East Eye \u00b7 France 24<\/span>\n <span><strong>Date:<\/strong> April 3, 2026<\/span>\n <span><strong>Category:<\/strong> Iran War \u00b7 Diplomacy<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"facts\">\n <h4>\u26a1 Key Facts<\/h4>\n <ul>\n <li>Former Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif published an op-ed in <em>Foreign Affairs<\/em> on April 3, 2026, urging Iran to end the war diplomatically.<\/li>\n <li>Zarif argues Iran has the \"upper hand\" but continued fighting will only cause more civilian deaths and infrastructure destruction.<\/li>\n <li>His peace proposal: Iran limits its nuclear program + reopens Strait of Hormuz \u2014 in exchange for full lifting of all US sanctions.<\/li>\n <li>He also proposes a mutual US-Iran non-aggression pact and economic cooperation between the two nations.<\/li>\n <li>Zarif wrote on X: \"I'm convinced that war must end on terms consistent with Iran's national interests.\"<\/li>\n <li>Zarif served as Iran's Foreign Minister from 2013\u20132021 and led its nuclear deal negotiations.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"en-body\">\n <p>\n In a remarkable intervention, former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif published an article in the prestigious American journal <em>Foreign Affairs<\/em> on Thursday, calling on Tehran to end the war with the United States and Israel \u2014 not by surrendering, but by turning its battlefield position into a lasting diplomatic victory.\n <\/p>\n <p>\n Zarif, who led Iran's landmark nuclear negotiations from 2013 to 2021, argued that Iran has successfully withstood over a month of intense bombardment by the US and Israel while preserving its leadership and institutions. But he warned that continuing the war would only bring more civilian casualties, destroy more infrastructure, and risk dragging the region into a far wider conflict.\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"pull\">\n \"Iran should use its upper hand not to keep fighting \u2014 but to declare victory and make a deal that both ends this conflict and prevents the next one.\"<br>\n <small style=\"font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;color:var(--muted);\">\u2014 M. Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, April 3, 2026<\/small>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>\n Zarif laid out a concrete peace framework: Iran would agree to limit its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 currently blocked, sending oil prices to $109 per barrel \u2014 in exchange for the lifting of all sanctions and economic reintegration. He also proposed a formal non-aggression pact between Washington and Tehran. On X, he wrote in English: \"As an Iranian, outraged by Trump's reckless aggression, yet proud of our armed forces and resilient people \u2014 I'm convinced that war must end on terms consistent with Iran's national interests.\"\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"lang-divider\"><span>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"hi-body\">\n <p>\n \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 Mohammad Javad Zarif \u0928\u0947 3 \u0905\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0948\u0932 2026 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e <em>Foreign Affairs<\/em> \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0932\u0947\u0916 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u093e \u2014 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0924\u0947\u0939\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0916\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u092a\u0940\u0932 \u0915\u0940\u0964 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0924\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u0925\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0907\u0938 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \"\u090a\u092a\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0925\" \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u2014 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0940, \u0924\u094b \u0928\u093e\u0917\u0930\u093f\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0928 \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0922\u093e\u0902\u091a\u093e \u0926\u094b\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u092c\u0930\u094d\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0964\n <\/p>\n <p>\n Zarif \u0928\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f \u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0915\u0940: \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u092e\u093e\u0923\u0941 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u090f \u0914\u0930 Strait of Hormuz \u0915\u094b \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u094b\u0932\u0947 \u2014 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092c\u0902\u0927 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u090f \u0914\u0930 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0935\u0948\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0915 \u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0947\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u090f\u0915 formal non-aggression pact (\u0906\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u091d\u094c\u0924\u093e) \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0964 Zarif \u0928\u0947 X \u092a\u0930 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u093e: \"\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092f\u0915\u0940\u0928 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0939\u093f\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u0942\u092a \u0936\u0930\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0916\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f\u0964\"\n <\/p>\n <p>\n Zarif 2013 \u0938\u0947 2021 \u0924\u0915 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0910\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915 \u092a\u0930\u092e\u093e\u0923\u0941 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u094c\u0924\u0947 (JCPOA) \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u092f\u0939 \u0905\u092a\u0940\u0932 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0923\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u092e\u0941\u0926\u093e\u092f \u0938\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0938\u0902\u0915\u0947\u0924 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u2014 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u0942\u091f\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0930\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0905\u092d\u0940 \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u0948\u0964\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"sources\">\n <strong>\ud83d\udccb Sources<\/strong>\n Foreign Affairs (M. Javad Zarif op-ed) \u00b7 Al-Monitor \u00b7 Middle East Eye \u00b7 France 24 \u00b7 Dhaka Tribune \u00b7 Al Jazeera \u2014 April 3, 2026\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hegseth Fires Army Chief & Zarif Urges Iran to End War | Finbrit News \u26a1 BREAKING Hegseth fires US Army Chief Gen. 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}\n .facts { padding: 16px 14px; }\n }\n <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ticker-bar\">\n <div class=\"ticker-label\">\u26a1 BREAKING<\/div>\n <div class=\"ticker-inner\">\n <span class=\"ticker-text\">\n Hegseth fires US Army Chief Gen. Randy George mid-war | Former Iranian FM Zarif urges Tehran to declare victory & negotiate peace | Brent Crude hits $109\/barrel | Habshan gas plant suspended after attack\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page\">\n\n <div class=\"edition-tag\" style=\"--c:var(--ink)\">Today's Top Stories \u00b7 \u0906\u091c \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f \u0916\u092c\u0930\u0947\u0902<\/div>\n\n \n \n \n <div class=\"story-card\">\n\n <div class=\"story-tag\">\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Pentagon \u00b7 Military Shakeup \u00b7 Story #1 of 2<\/div>\n\n <h1 class=\"story-headline-en\">\n Two Other Generals Also Removed\n <\/h1>\n <p class=\"story-headline-hi\">\n \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a Hegseth \u0928\u0947 US Army Chief \u091c\u0928\u0930\u0932 Randy George \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0930\u094d\u0916\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u2014 \u0926\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u0928\u0930\u0932 \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u090f\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"meta\">\n <span><strong>Source:<\/strong> CBS News \u00b7 CNN \u00b7 Al Jazeera \u00b7 Fox News<\/span>\n <span><strong>Date:<\/strong> April 2\u20133, 2026<\/span>\n <span><strong>Category:<\/strong> US Military \u00b7 Iran War<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"facts\">\n <h4>\u26a1 Key Facts<\/h4>\n <ul>\n <li>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Gen. Randy George \u2014 41st Chief of Staff of the US Army \u2014 to retire immediately on April 2, 2026.<\/li>\n <li>Gen. David Hodne (Army Transformation & Training Command) and Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. (Army Chief of Chaplains) were also dismissed.<\/li>\n <li>George was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate in 2023 \u2014 a West Point graduate and veteran of Desert Storm, Iraq & Afghanistan.<\/li>\n <li>Gen. Christopher LaNeve, Hegseth's former military aide, will serve as acting Army Chief of Staff.<\/li>\n <li>Hegseth reportedly blocked promotions of 4 officers \u2014 including 2 Black officers and 2 women \u2014 triggering the rift with George.<\/li>\n <li>Five former US Defense Secretaries, including Gen. James Mattis, have condemned the ongoing purge as \"reckless.\"<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"en-body\">\n <p>\n In an extraordinary wartime move, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday called Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and told him to retire immediately \u2014 giving no public reason for the abrupt dismissal. The Pentagon's chief spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed the departure in a post on X, saying George \"will be retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.\" Two other senior generals were also shown the door the same day.\n <\/p>\n <p>\n The ouster, first reported by CBS News, comes just weeks after a deepening rift between Hegseth and George over a promotion list. Hegseth had intervened to block four officers \u2014 reportedly including two Black officers and two women \u2014 from a list of 29 recommended promotions. When George requested a meeting with Hegseth to discuss the matter, the Defense Secretary refused to meet him, according to the New York Times.\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"pull\">\n \"Experienced generals are likely telling Hegseth his Iran war plans are unworkable, disastrous, and deadly.\"<br>\n <small style=\"font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;color:var(--muted);\">\u2014 Sen. Chris Murphy, Senate Foreign Relations Committee<\/small>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>\n Gen. Christopher LaNeve \u2014 Hegseth's own former military aide \u2014 will now lead the Army as acting chief. Hegseth praised him as \"a battle-tested leader\" who will implement the administration's vision \"without fault.\" This latest firing is part of a sweeping Pentagon purge that has already removed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Chief of Naval Operations, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, and over a dozen senior military figures since Hegseth took office.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"lang-divider\"><span>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"hi-body\">\n <p>\n \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0938\u091a\u093f\u0935 Pete Hegseth \u0928\u0947 2 \u0905\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0948\u0932 2026 \u0915\u094b \u2014 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0915\u0947 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u2014 US Army \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0940\u0930\u094d\u0937 \u091c\u0928\u0930\u0932 Randy George \u0915\u094b \u092b\u094b\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0924\u0941\u0930\u0902\u0924 \u0930\u093f\u091f\u093e\u092f\u0930\u092e\u0947\u0902\u091f \u0932\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0906\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 Pentagon \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0935\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0947 X (Twitter) \u092a\u0930 \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f \u0915\u0940 \u0915\u093f George \"41\u0935\u0947\u0902 Army Chief of Staff \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0924\u0924\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0932 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u092d\u093e\u0935 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0928\u093f\u0935\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964\" \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u0914\u092a\u091a\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0923 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964\n <\/p>\n <p>\n \u0907\u0938 \u092c\u0930\u094d\u0916\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0917\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0921\u093c \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0939\u0948\u0964 Hegseth \u0928\u0947 29 \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0926\u094b\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0924\u093f \u0938\u0942\u091a\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0947 4 \u0905\u092b\u0938\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u2014 \u091c\u093f\u0928\u092e\u0947\u0902 2 \u0905\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0924 \u0914\u0930 2 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u0936\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0925\u0940\u0902 \u2014 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0926\u094b\u0928\u094d\u0928\u0924\u093f \u0930\u094b\u0915 \u0926\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0964 \u091c\u092c George \u0928\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u092e\u093e\u092e\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 Hegseth \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u092f \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u093e, \u0924\u094b Hegseth \u0928\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u0947 George \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u090f \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u091f\u0915\u0932\u0947\u0902 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0925\u0940\u0902\u0964\n <\/p>\n <p>\n George \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u0905\u092c Gen. Christopher LaNeve \u0932\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947, \u091c\u094b \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 Hegseth \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0915\u0947 Military Aide \u0925\u0947\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0932\u093e\u0935\u093e Gen. David Hodne \u0914\u0930 Maj. Gen. William Green Jr. \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0902\u091a \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u0938\u091a\u093f\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0907\u0938 purge \u0915\u094b \"\u0932\u093e\u092a\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u092d\u0930\u093e\" \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f Congress \u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u092a \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"sources\">\n <strong>\ud83d\udccb Sources<\/strong>\n CBS News \u00b7 CNN \u00b7 Al Jazeera \u00b7 Fox News \u00b7 New York Times \u00b7 Breaking Defense \u00b7 Washington Post \u2014 April 2\u20133, 2026\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n <div class=\"story-card story2\">\n\n <div class=\"story-tag\">\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f Diplomacy \u00b7 Iran War \u00b7 Story #2 of 2<\/div>\n\n <h1 class=\"story-headline-en\">\n Former Iranian FM Zarif Urges Tehran to \"Declare Victory\" and End the War \u2014 Proposes Full Peace Deal with Trump\n <\/h1>\n <p class=\"story-headline-hi\">\n \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 Zarif \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u2014 \"\u091c\u0940\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0932\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u094b \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0916\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0930\u094b\" \u2014 Trump \u0938\u0947 \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f \u0938\u092e\u091d\u094c\u0924\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0916\u093e\u0915\u093e \u092a\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"meta\">\n <span><strong>Source:<\/strong> Foreign Affairs \u00b7 Al-Monitor \u00b7 Middle East Eye \u00b7 France 24<\/span>\n <span><strong>Date:<\/strong> April 3, 2026<\/span>\n <span><strong>Category:<\/strong> Iran War \u00b7 Diplomacy<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"facts\">\n <h4>\u26a1 Key Facts<\/h4>\n <ul>\n <li>Former Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif published an op-ed in <em>Foreign Affairs<\/em> on April 3, 2026, urging Iran to end the war diplomatically.<\/li>\n <li>Zarif argues Iran has the \"upper hand\" but continued fighting will only cause more civilian deaths and infrastructure destruction.<\/li>\n <li>His peace proposal: Iran limits its nuclear program + reopens Strait of Hormuz \u2014 in exchange for full lifting of all US sanctions.<\/li>\n <li>He also proposes a mutual US-Iran non-aggression pact and economic cooperation between the two nations.<\/li>\n <li>Zarif wrote on X: \"I'm convinced that war must end on terms consistent with Iran's national interests.\"<\/li>\n <li>Zarif served as Iran's Foreign Minister from 2013\u20132021 and led its nuclear deal negotiations.<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"en-body\">\n <p>\n In a remarkable intervention, former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif published an article in the prestigious American journal <em>Foreign Affairs<\/em> on Thursday, calling on Tehran to end the war with the United States and Israel \u2014 not by surrendering, but by turning its battlefield position into a lasting diplomatic victory.\n <\/p>\n <p>\n Zarif, who led Iran's landmark nuclear negotiations from 2013 to 2021, argued that Iran has successfully withstood over a month of intense bombardment by the US and Israel while preserving its leadership and institutions. But he warned that continuing the war would only bring more civilian casualties, destroy more infrastructure, and risk dragging the region into a far wider conflict.\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"pull\">\n \"Iran should use its upper hand not to keep fighting \u2014 but to declare victory and make a deal that both ends this conflict and prevents the next one.\"<br>\n <small style=\"font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;color:var(--muted);\">\u2014 M. Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, April 3, 2026<\/small>\n <\/div>\n\n <p>\n Zarif laid out a concrete peace framework: Iran would agree to limit its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 currently blocked, sending oil prices to $109 per barrel \u2014 in exchange for the lifting of all sanctions and economic reintegration. He also proposed a formal non-aggression pact between Washington and Tehran. On X, he wrote in English: \"As an Iranian, outraged by Trump's reckless aggression, yet proud of our armed forces and resilient people \u2014 I'm convinced that war must end on terms consistent with Iran's national interests.\"\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"lang-divider\"><span>\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947\u0902<\/span><\/div>\n\n \n <div class=\"hi-body\">\n <p>\n \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 Mohammad Javad Zarif \u0928\u0947 3 \u0905\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0948\u0932 2026 \u0915\u094b \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e <em>Foreign Affairs<\/em> \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0932\u0947\u0916 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u093e \u2014 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0924\u0947\u0939\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0916\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u092a\u0940\u0932 \u0915\u0940\u0964 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0924\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u0925\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0907\u0938 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \"\u090a\u092a\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u093e\u0925\" \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0924\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948 \u2014 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0905\u0917\u0930 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0940, \u0924\u094b \u0928\u093e\u0917\u0930\u093f\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u0928 \u0914\u0930 \u092c\u0941\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0922\u093e\u0902\u091a\u093e \u0926\u094b\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u092c\u0930\u094d\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947\u0964\n <\/p>\n <p>\n Zarif \u0928\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0936\u093e\u0902\u0924\u093f \u092f\u094b\u091c\u0928\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0924\u0941\u0924 \u0915\u0940: \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u092e\u093e\u0923\u0941 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e \u092a\u0930 \u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u0932\u0917\u093e\u090f \u0914\u0930 Strait of Hormuz \u0915\u094b \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0916\u094b\u0932\u0947 \u2014 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0926\u0932\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0930\u093f\u0915\u093e \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093f\u092c\u0902\u0927 \u0939\u091f\u093e\u090f \u0914\u0930 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0935\u0948\u0936\u094d\u0935\u093f\u0915 \u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0935\u094d\u092f\u0935\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u094b\u0921\u093c\u0947\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u090f\u0915 formal non-aggression pact (\u0906\u0915\u094d\u0930\u093e\u092e\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u091d\u094c\u0924\u093e) \u092d\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0964 Zarif \u0928\u0947 X \u092a\u0930 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u093e: \"\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947 \u092f\u0915\u0940\u0928 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939 \u092f\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0927 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0939\u093f\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u0942\u092a \u0936\u0930\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0916\u0924\u094d\u092e \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f\u0964\"\n <\/p>\n <p>\n Zarif 2013 \u0938\u0947 2021 \u0924\u0915 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u0939\u094b\u0902\u0928\u0947 \u0910\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915 \u092a\u0930\u092e\u093e\u0923\u0941 \u0938\u092e\u091d\u094c\u0924\u0947 (JCPOA) \u0915\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u0928\u0947\u0924\u0943\u0924\u094d\u0935 \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e\u0964 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u092f\u0939 \u0905\u092a\u0940\u0932 \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0930\u0923\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u092e\u0941\u0926\u093e\u092f \u0938\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092e\u0939\u0924\u094d\u0935\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0938\u0902\u0915\u0947\u0924 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u2014 \u0915\u093f \u0915\u0942\u091f\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f\u0915 \u0930\u093e\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0905\u092d\u0940 \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u0948\u0964\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"sources\">\n <strong>\ud83d\udccb Sources<\/strong>\n Foreign Affairs (M. Javad Zarif op-ed) \u00b7 Al-Monitor \u00b7 Middle East Eye \u00b7 France 24 \u00b7 Dhaka Tribune \u00b7 Al Jazeera \u2014 April 3, 2026\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hegseth Fires Army Chief & Zarif Urges Iran to End War | Finbrit News \u26a1 BREAKING Hegseth fires US Army Chief Gen. 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