As the Persian Gulf heats up, top military leaders are stuck in Tuberville’s hold - POLITICO https://apple.news/ALDY7YWkJQniLiY3ItgnTCQ “U.S. forces are on high alert in the Persian Gulf. As Tehran attempts to seize merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. is sending warships, fighter jets and even considering stationing armed troops aboard civilian vessels to protect mariners.
Yet two of the top senior officers overseeing the escalating situation aren’t where they're supposed to be.
“Let me be clear,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday, “in our dangerous world, the security of the United States demands orderly and prompt transitions of our confirmed military leaders.”
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