{"id":20348,"date":"2025-11-25T03:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/2-hegseth-fires-top-military-intel-officer-over-iran-leak\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T03:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T03:58:29","slug":"2-hegseth-fires-top-military-intel-officer-over-iran-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=20348","title":{"rendered":"2.Hegseth Fires Top Military Intel Officer Over Iran Leak"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2.Hegseth<\/p>\n

The director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was dismissed Friday, weeks after the agency prepared a preliminary bomb-damage assessment \u2014 later leaked to the media \u2014 that indicated U.S. strikes on Iran had delayed the country\u2019s nuclear program by only a few months.<\/p>\n

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, who had led the DIA since February 2024, \u201cwill no longer serve as DIA director,\u201d a senior defense official told The Post.<\/p>\n

Deputy Director Christine Bordine is now listed as acting director on the agency\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly fired Kruse over a \u201ca loss of confidence\u201d in the lieutenant general, two congressional officials told the New York Times.<\/p>\n

The DIA\u2019s classified, \u201clow confidence\u201d assessment of the June 21 airstrikes on Iran\u2019s Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz nuclear sites was leaked to CNN three days after U.S. B-2 stealth bombers and cruise missiles targeted the facilities.An official said the assessment was based on limited intelligence collected the day after the strike. The document reportedly concluded that Iran could restore elements of its nuclear program within one to two months and that its stockpile of enriched uranium had not been destroyed in the airstrikes.<\/p>\n

The leak drew sharp anger from President Donald Trump and other senior administration officials. In a Truth Social post, Trump described the leak as \u201cAN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY.\u201d He added in all caps: \u201cTHE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED!\u201d<\/p>\n

Special envoy Steve Witkoff dismissed claims that the United States failed to achieve its military objectives in Iran, calling such suggestions \u201ccompletely preposterous\u201d during an interview on Fox News\u2019 The Ingraham Angle.<\/p>\n

He also condemned the leak of the DIA assessment, describing it as \u201coutrageous\u201d and \u201ctreasonous,\u201d and urged an investigation to identify and hold accountable those responsible, the New York Post added.<\/p>\n

Kruse\u2019s dismissal marks the latest shake-up within the intelligence community under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

In April, former National Security Agency Director Timothy Haugh was removed from his post on the same day that at least three National Security Council staff members were also dismissed.<\/p>\n

A Defense Department spokesman lashed out Wednesday at a Washington Post investigation into Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s security detail, accusing the newspaper of endangering the Cabinet member and his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaPo intentionally published sensitive details of @SecDef\u2019s security detail for him and his family \u2013 putting their safety at risk,\u201d Joel Valdez, the acting deputy press secretary for the Department of Defense,\u00a0said\u00a0on X. \u201cThere should be severe punishment for what @TaraCopp, @DanLamothe, and @AlexHortonTX are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Post story, headlined \u201cHegseth\u2019s expansive security requirements tax Army protective unit,\u201d was published Wednesday morning and was allegedly based on more than a dozen interviews. Reporters Tara Copp, Alex Horton, and Dan Lamothe detailed how Hegseth\u2019s \u201cunusually large\u201d protective demands are straining the Army agency charged with safeguarding him, forcing agents to be pulled from criminal cases to cover his residences in Minnesota, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen this many security teams for one guy. Nobody has,\u201d one Pentagon source said, according to the paper.<\/p>\n

The story drew sharp criticism from Hegseth\u2019s chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, who said the report ignored the volatile threat environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the wake of two assassination attempts against President Trump, ICE agents facing a 1000% increase in assaults, and repeated threats of retaliation from Iran for striking their nuclear capabilities, it\u2019s astonishing that the Washington Post is criticizing a high-ranking Cabinet official for receiving appropriate security protection, especially after doxxing the DHS Secretary last week,\u201d Parnell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny action pertaining to the security of Secretary Hegseth and his family has been in response to the threat environment and at the full recommendation of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Republican Congressman\u00a0Randy Fine (R-FL)<\/p>\n

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He argued that the bill is designed to\u00a0protect American taxpayers<\/strong>\u00a0and prevent the federal budget from being \u201cdrained\u201d by those who do not contribute to the system.<\/p>\n

Supporters<\/strong>\u00a0of the proposal see it as\u00a0<\/p>\n

a necessary step to ensure fairness<\/strong>\u00a0in welfare programs, especially as\u00a0illegal immigration continues to rise<\/strong>.
However,\u00a0human rights organizations and Democratic lawmakers<\/strong>\u00a0have criticized the bill as\u00a0inhumane and potentially harmful<\/strong>\u00a0to millions of\u00a0legal immigrants<\/strong>\u00a0who live, work, and pay taxes in the United States.<\/p>\n

Leavitt read out loud a list of trades made by Pelosi and her husband, Paul Pelosi, that she said beat out Warren Buffett and every hedge fund on Wall Street.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president has spoken to Senator Hawley, who called him, and the president took that call,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cAs the president said in the Roosevelt Room yesterday, conceptually, he of course supports the idea of ensuring that members of Congress and United States senators who are here for public service cannot enrich themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

She didn\u2019t hold back when naming names.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the reason that this idea\u2014to put a ban on stock trading for members of Congress\u2014is even a thing is because of Nancy Pelosi,\u201d Leavitt said. \u201cI mean, she is rightfully criticized because she makes, I think, $174,000 a year, yet she has a net worth of approximately $413 million.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2024, Nancy Pelosi\u2019s stock portfolio\u2014this was a fascinating statistic to me\u2014grew 70% in one year, and her portfolio outperformed every single large hedge fund in that same year, and even more than doubled the returns of Warren Buffett\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leavitt said the president supports the public\u2019s outrage.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I think the president stands with the American people on this. He doesn\u2019t want to see people like Nancy Pelosi enriching themselves off of public service and ripping off their constituents in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs for the mechanics of the legislation and how it will move forward,\u201d she added, \u201cthe White House continues to be in discussions with our friends on Capitol Hill.\u201d<\/p>\n

This came after Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, found himself on the receiving end of a harsh social media post by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Hawley is sponsoring a bill to ban members of Congress from being able to trade individual stocks. An amendment to the bill would have carved out an exemption to allow the president to engage in stock trading, but Hawley joined Senate Democrats in voting \u201cno.\u201d That prompted Trump to blast Hawley on Truth Social, calling him a \u201csecond-tier Senator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hawley described the situation as a misunderstanding, telling Fox News that the bill exempts President Trump and Vice President Vance. The language instead bans future presidents from trading stock.<\/p>\n

Republicans also attempted to add language that would have required a report on stock trades made by former Speaker Pelosi and her husband, but Senate Democrats and Republican Hawley teamed up and defeated the move.<\/p>\n

In an interview with reporters on Tuesday, Hawley said that the legislation has the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), many Republicans, and even some Democrats. He also said Johnson told him President Donald Trump supported the original bill titled Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cMembers of Congress should be fighting for the people they were elected to serve\u2014not day trading at the expense of their constituents,\u201d stated Hawley in April when he originally introduced the bill. \u201cAmericans have seen politician after politician turn a profit using information not available to the general public. It\u2019s time we ban all members of Congress from trading and holding stocks and restore Americans\u2019 trust in our nation\u2019s legislative body.\u201d<\/p>\n

The PELOSI Act would prohibit members of Congress and their spouses from buying, selling, or holding individual stocks while serving in office. Instead, lawmakers would be permitted to invest in diversified mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or U.S. Treasury bonds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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