India, Oct. 29 -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly fired Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia, a senior military strategist. Sylvia was removed from the Joint Chiefs of Staff even as President Donald Trump mulls renewed strikes against Iran.

Sylvia, who directed strategy, plans and policy for the Joint Staff, was ousted without a public explanation, The Atlantic reported. The Pentagon planner headed the Joint Staff's J5 directorate. They help coordinate military strategy and policy recommendations for senior defense officials and the White House.

The Department of Defense is yet to publicly announce a replacement for Sylvia.

A former Joint Chiefs official noted that Sylvia's ouster came at a vital time, since the position the p...