Reports indicate that the White House may replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following two leaks of information in private Signal chat rooms about bombing Houthi rebels in Yemen. Hegseth and the White House denied that any classified information was shared. Kim Iversen explained that it is likely that Hegseth has been targeted by the media for scrutiny because he advised Trump against a military strike on Iran to avoid another Middle East war. Hegseth's closest allies are being taken out for allegedly leaking sensitive information, but these men were vocal against war with Iran. Social media is buzzing with claims that neocons and the Israeli lobby pushed these firings to clear out anti-war voices and pave the way for a Pentagon chief who will back a war with Iran.

In 2017, General Flynn was taken down with similar tactics. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Israeli lobby wields great power over Congress and politicians and it is pushing for another expensive war that may also cost American lives.