US investigators have administered mass polygraph tests to 50 high-ranking military officers and civilian employees on the US Military’s Joint Staff to track down the source of leaked classified information regarding the Iran war.
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Catalyst for the Probe: The testing was launched following a barrage of media reports highlighting critical shortages of munitions, including long-range missiles and Patriot interceptors.
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Official Response: Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell stated that the department treats all national security leaks “extremely seriously,” while declining to comment on specific investigative matters.
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Political Fallout: President Trump fiercely denied the weapons shortage reports on Truth Social, branding those who published or warned of supply limits as “treasonous scum” and insisting the US possesses “virtually unlimited” amounts of mid-to-high-grade ammunition.
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Broader Crackdown: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has halted press briefings since May, restricted Pentagon press access, and recently fired top editors and staff at the military newspaper Stars and Stripes following critical coverage of conditions on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
