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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\n