WashingtonInvestigators polygraphed 50 Joint Staff members.
The unprecedented sweep targets leaks about munitions shortages in the war with Iran.
No modern precedent exists for testing senior officers this broadly, a retired admiral said.
Trump has vowed to hunt down leakers, but no suspect has been named.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 40+ reports worldwide · These outlets told this story differently.
- Middle East Eye
- specifies leak content—Iran war's impact on US munitions stocks including long-range missiles and Patriot interceptor shortages
- Hindustan Times
- emphasizes Trump's treasonous framing of critical coverage and testing's intended deterrent effect on Pentagon disclosures
- TRT World
- specifies General Dan Caine's exclusion from sweep and military (not FBI) conducted internal investigation
- Al-Manar TV Lebanon leans critical
- describes polygraph campaign as historically unprecedented at senior levels, designed to suppress leaks and create distrust
Sources: Middle East Eye, Hindustan Times, TRT World, Al-Manar TV Lebanon