Air Force Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was dismissed from his role after his agency produced a report contradicting Trump's claim that U.S. strikes had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear program. General Kruse was appointed by the Biden administration.

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse was fired as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency the same week the Air Force's top general hastily retired.

No reasons were given for their firings, the latest in a series of steps targeting military leaders, intelligence officials and other perceived critics of Trump, who has demanded loyalty across the government.

Defense Secretary Hegseth fired DIA chief Jeffrey Kruse and two Navy leaders after an Iran strike report contradicted his claims, deepening Pentagon purges.

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Lt Gen Jeffrey Kruse, head of the Defence Intelligence Agency, citing a “loss of confidence.” Kruse is the latest senior officer removed in a broader shake-up of national security leadership.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, who had led the military intelligence agency since February 2024, “will no longer serve as DIA Director,” a senior Defense Official told The Post.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a top Pentagon official whose preliminary report on damage to Iran’s nuclear sites by U.S. strikes allegedly angered President Donald Trump. From February 2024 until Friday,

In a statement, Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, called it "unsurprising" that Kruse would step down after challenging the president's narrative on the bombing.