Another senior military official has been ousted by the Trump administration as hostilities with Iran rumble on amid a tenuous ceasefire.

Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired on Wednesday, April 22, during the US Navy’s most consequential mission in decades: the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

This marks the second major US military leadership shake-up since the Iran war began in late February.

As Commander in Chief, Donald Trump and his defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, have sought to remove a series of Pentagon leaders who are seen to be at odds with the administration.

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Trump and Hegseth go on firing spree of US generals in push to reshape military