🔸Axios reports that General Bret Silveira, a senior commander in the U.S. Army, who was recently removed from his post over allegations of leaking classified information, has admitted to providing classified information about Iran and Ukraine to two journalists during an internal investigation.

🔸Silveira, who was responsible for managing strategy, plans, and policy in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was removed on Wednesday by order of Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

🔸According to Axios, starting in June 2025 and over the course of about a year, he provided classified information to reporters from two different news outlets via the Signal messaging app and in-person meetings. Some of this information concerned U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

🔸Reuters also reported, citing a senior Pentagon official, that Silveira failed in three polygraph tests regarding the alleged leak of classified information.

🔸, CBS network, citing two other sources in the Pentagon, wrote that these sources rejected the accusations leveled against him.