Wes J. Bryant - Former Pentagon Chief | War Analyst
@wesjbryant
Former Pentagon Chief of Civilian Harm Assessments | Defense and National Security Analyst | Strike and Joint Targeting Expert | Special Operations Veteran | Author | Human Rights & Antifascism
In a powerful new documentary, I speak to the truth behind the Minab school bombing. I assisted @news.sky.com in their months long on-the-ground investigation into the U.S. bombing of a primary school on the first day of the Iran War…
My latest commentary for @theguardian.com in their investigation into Israel’s reckless use of AI surveillance systems in Gaza and Lebanon—turning swathes of the civilian population into “targets.” Full article: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
In June, three experts published a research report on Israel's precise and lethal use of quadcopter drones mounted with sniper rifles to fire on Palestinian children, documenting a disturbing pattern—multiple cases of well-targeted, single-round shots against children fired from Israeli quadcopters.
“In two decades of ground and air warfare by the United States and its allies in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Afghanistan, Reuters could find no examples of damage to cultural heritage sites listed at the time by UNESCO.”
“He said strikes in Iran that had killed thousands of civilians were a sign of the rising ‘aggregate harm’ that the US was willing to accept.” My interview to @theguardian.com on the Iran war, the dangerous shift of the use and purpose of the U.S. military under Trump and Hegseth…
“… a pattern of highly precise and troubling applications of lethal force utilizing small tactical ‘sniper’ drones against children.”
“Within minutes of a strike on a school full of children… Pentagon officials knew that the U.S. military was responsible.” I spoke to @nytimes.com on the recklessness of the U.S. strike against an elementary school in Iran during the opening hours of the war—
The most recent wave of U.S. strikes against Iran destroyed a remote water facility and key reservoir for 20,000 Iranian civilians in the midst of a severe drought and water crisis.
“And I’d say right now, for America—there is something truly wrong with America’s soul.” I joined @news.sky.com for a special on the Iran War to discuss the tragic U.S. strike against an elementary school in Minab…
As the despots who have seized our nation continue to refuse accountability and propagate lies in their ceaseless thirst for domination and power—those of us who do not fear them will continue to speak the truth. Especially when the lives of the innocent are at stake.
"Are you surprised...?" In this highlight of a recent interview with Sky News, I answer the question of whether I'm surprised at the conduct of this administration in its war with Iran and speak to the values that the U.S. military is supposed to represent.
“I would ask the Secretary, if I were in front of him: Tell me what other military is bombing hundreds of school children—when you’re claiming that we’re the best military in the world at protecting civilians.” A highlight of my interview with Going Underground on the Iran War…
“This is not ‘Fog of War’...” An excerpt of my interview with BBC where I discussed the marked absence of accountability and transparency under Pete Hegseth's Department of "War," the dangerous culture shift proliferating at the highest levels of the U.S. military…
My analysis for renowned journalist Nilo Tabrizy’s investigation into the pattern of illegal and reckless U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran…
“This fascist, hateful, Christian and Judeo-Christian Nationalist ideology… that drives a lot of this.” There is a reason Trump makes such threats as “a whole civilization will die tonight.” In my interview with TMJ News, I lay out exactly what is behind everything this administration is doing…
“We have to ask ourselves, ‘Who are we as a people?’” In my interview with @camanpour.bsky.social in March, I addressed the truly maniacal nature of Trump and Hegseth as they carry out war crimes across the world and continue to threaten more. Now, just over two weeks later,
“The Trump administration, Hegseth himself, and really our senior military leadership have presented an utter failure to foresee the implications of this war.” I joined @pbsnews.org NewsHour to discuss the downing of U.S. strike aircraft in Iran and the ongoing rescue effort…
Honored to be interviewed by Mr. Ralph @nader.org, where we had an incredibly engaging discussion on the criminality of the Iran war and the broader dangers that this administration has brought to the very fabric and soul of our nation.
“The danger here, the incredible danger, is that the U.S. military is now starting to import the practices of the Israeli military.” Highlight from my interview with @democracynow.org where I discuss the soulless bloodthirst of this depraved administration…
“We are not ‘liberating’ the Iranian people at all…” Honored to interview with Christiane Amanpour to talk about the tragedy in Iran, my whistleblowing at the Pentagon, and the criminal use of our military under the Trump administration.
“Our country, our nation, and by extension our military, has been gripped by fascism...” I joined Alex Wagner on the Runaway Country podcast for a very engaging discussion on the war in Iran and the U.S. strike on an Iranian elementary school, where we delved into the broader lawlessness…
“This is what happens when you emplace people of this character in positions of power…” I joined MS NOW @theweekendprime.bsky.social to discuss the U.S. strike on a girls' school in Iran, the slashing of the Pentagon's civilian protection efforts under Pete Hegseth…
“We could be here for years… or tomorrow Trump could say we’re stopping everything and moving on to the next crisis—that usually he creates.” I joined TRT World to discuss the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, the deployment of a Marine contingent, and whether this signals escalation in Iran.
“Innocent lives are at stake with what’s happening at the Pentagon under Hegseth. That’s the problem here. That’s what’s most important.” Full Interview: youtu.be/8f6XOwV-JBs
Highlight from my interview with @npr.org’s On the Media for an in-depth discussion on the Pentagon's slashing of its program to protect civilians in war, the retaliation I faced as a Pentagon whistleblower, and the dangerous consequences…
“It’s unacceptable and shameful, in itself, that our own secretary of defense, our own military leadership, can’t to this day confirm where they’ve dropped their own munitions—their own bombs and missiles.”
“It seems to me... they don't care about the Iranian population at all.” I joined The Times of London to discuss the U.S. strike on a girls' school in Iran, how it happened, the implications of the Pentagon slashing of civilian harm mitigation efforts under Pete Hegseth…
“When we have this culture proliferated from the top… embodying the antithesis of everything we’re supposed to stand for as American warfighters—everything else tends to slip.” Closing statement in my interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN's The Situation Room…
Continuing to bring to light the lawless use of lethal military force under the Trump administration and the dangerous shift that’s unfolded so quickly under Hegseth, I joined @pbsnews.org to discuss the consequences in light of the unbelievably tragic strike on a girls’ school in Iran. My “why.”
