Pete Hegseth rocked by secret Pentagon revolt as generals break ranks on Iran war with chilling US homeland warning

Top US military generals warned Pete Hegseth that continuing war operations against Iran will endanger the Pentagon's ability to confront threats at the homeland. The commanders overseeing US forces in Europe, Asia and Latin America, along with the Navy’s top admiral, formally ‘non-concurred’ with Hegseth’s push to keep more than 50,000 troops in the Middle East on alert, according to the Washington Post.US ships, aircraft and other equipment have been pulled from around the world to sustain the Iran war, limiting missions and disrupting military training across three continents. Army and Air Force leaders backed the extended deployments but warned they would carry significant risks as the Pentagon struggles to keep pace with wartime demands.The Navy, in particular, has been stretched thin since Trump launched the war, with the USS Abraham Lincoln deployed for more than nine months and spending a record 250 consecutive days at sea. Food and hygiene shortages, broken toilets and moldy showers have fueled a mental health crisis aboard the carrier as sailors reportedly attempt to jump overboard.Commanders normally flag risks in classified assessments, but the generals were unusually blunt in privately warning Hegseth that the outlook had grown ‘more dire' because the conflict's trajectory appears uncertain.One source familiar with the assessment told the Washington Post that military leaders view the six-month Iran war as ‘too much for too long.’ The commanders overseeing US forces in Europe, Asia and Latin America, along with the Navy’s top admiral, formally ‘non-concurred’ with Hegseth’s push to keep more than 50,000 troops in the Middle East on alert Trump resumed attacks against Iran over the weekend, striking IRGC outposts near the Strait of Hormuz Food and hygiene shortages, broken toilets and moldy showers have fueled a mental health crisis aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as sailors reportedly attempt to jump overboard US Ships, aircraft and other equipment have been pulled from around the world to sustain the Iran war, limiting missions and disrupting military training across three continentsThe classified dissent over Hegseth’s handling of the war comes as Trump resumes military attacks against Iran.US forces struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island Sunday in their first attack in a month, claiming Revolutionary Guard troops were preparing to launch sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by launching ballistic missiles at two US military bases in Jordan, but the projectiles were reportedly intercepted before they could cause any damage. Trump went on Truth Social early Monday to share an AI-generated video purporting to show Iran's energy hub of Kharg Island being bombed. In a one-line Truth Social post accompanied by the AI clip showing the hub in flames, Mr Trump wrote: 'Kharg Island being blown to smithereens!!! President DJT.'There was no evidence that the Iranian energy hub was actually under attack, however, and an Iranian official dismissed the post as 'laughable'.The increase in tensions and recent military attacks with Iran have caused oil prices to spike over the last 24 hours. Brent futures climbed 2.7 percent to $90.51 a barrel after US forces struck two of Iran's launchers on Larak Island in the strait on Sunday. The USS Abraham Lincoln pictured above has been at sea for a record amount of months due to Trump's war with Iran Trump has consistently emphasized that the US and Israel campaign has been devastating for Iran's navy and air force. Iranian officials have said the country has suffered $270billion in direct and indirect damage.Israeli military strikes in the first weeks of the war wiped out much of the theocratic government's leadership structure.But Iran has found leverage through its own strikes in the critical Strait of Hormuz where relatively few vessels carrying oil and liquefied natural gas are risking passage.Iran still has enough drones and missiles to fire at vessels transiting the vital energy waterway, through which 20 per cent of the world's oil normally flows, effectively controlling much of the traffic in the strait.Trump has repeatedly declared that the 'Strait of Hormuz is open', saying 24 vessels passed through last week.