Hegseth dismisses DIA chief amid Iran strike controversy
TL;DR
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, amid a series of senior military removals, following disagreements over the assessment of Iran's nuclear facilities after recent strikes and broader leadership shakeups in the U.S. military.
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- Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency NBC News
- Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse The Washington Post
- Hegseth reportedly fires the DIA chief, pushing Pentagon purge to a ridiculous new level MSNBC News
- Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump yahoo.com
- DIA chief who oversaw initial Iran bombing assessment steps down ABC News
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