3-star general Jeffrey Kruse ousted
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Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse was fired as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency the same week the Air Force's top general hastily retired.
The firing comes just weeks after a White House rebuke of a leaked intelligence report assessing the impact of US strikes on Iran.
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Asianet Newsable on MSNPentagon Removes DIA Chief Lt Gen. Kruse After Iran Strike Report Contradicts Trump
Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, Chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), was dismissed following a report contradicting Trump's claims about the impact of US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Pentagon fires head of intel agency responsible for drafting leaked Iran bomb damage assessment
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.
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.