US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the head of the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, according to White House and Pentagon officials, another in a raft of senior officers who have been removed under Hegseth’s watch, APA reports quoting NBC NEWS.
The firing follows an initial assessment by the agency in June indicating that strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities had a limited effect, seemingly contradicting President Donald Trump’s claim at the time that the facilities had been “obliterated.”
Pentagon and White House officials issued brief statements that did not provide any rationale for the firing, but said that Kruse “will no longer serve as DIA Director.” The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Kruse’s firing was first reported by The Washington Post.
Administration officials gave no reason for the firing of Kruse, who had been in the job since February 2024 and would normally be expected to serve until 2027. Congressional officials also confirmed the firing and said they were told it was for a “lack of confidence,” a bland expression the military often uses to cover any number of reasons someone was removed.
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