A US Navy handler assigned to the Marine Mammal Company's explosive ordnance disposal unit rewards a bottlenose dolphin following a training event. Petty Officer 1st Class Bruce Cummins/US Navy Tuesday's Pentagon briefing took a different turn with a question on "kamikaze dolphins." Pentagon leaders dismissed reports that Iran possesses this capability. Dolphins have long been used by the US military for maritime surveillance and mine detection. During a Tuesday morning press briefing, Pentagon leaders fielded an out-of-the-ordinary query from a reporter seeking clarity on reports of Iran's military using "kamikaze dolphins." "I haven't heard the kamikaze dolphin thing," Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replied, wondering aloud if the idea was similar to "sharks with laser beams," a wry reference to the early-aughts' Austin Powers movies. "I can't confirm or deny whether we have kamikaze dolphins," Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth added.…