Pentagon No. 3 frustrates senators in closed-door briefing on Iran war, Trump defense strategy
Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike emerged Thursday from a closed-door briefing frustrated by what they said was a lack of clear answers from Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy and the ongoing Iran war. The briefing.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated politics brief. The source report from The Hill says: Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike emerged Thursday from a closed-door briefing frustrated by what they said was a lack of clear answers from Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby on the Trump administration’s National Defense Strategy and the ongoing Iran war. The briefing.
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- Published: Sep 17, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC
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