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Pete Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse
NBC Newsยท2025-08-23 21:13

Defense Secretary Pete Hgsth on Friday fired the general who angered President Trump over his damage assessment of US strikes on Iran. Officials gave no reason for the firing of Lieutenant General Jeffrey Cruz, head of what's called the Defense Intelligence Agency. It follows a June assessment by the DIA that strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities had only set their nuclear program back by a matter of months.That contradicted the president's public claim that the buildings had been quote obliterated. ...