Hegseth Reportedly Fires Defense Intelligence Agency Head

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the head of one of the Pentagon’s primary intelligence agencies, a senior defense official confirmed to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

Hegseth fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse from his role as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), adding to the list of officials fired since the secretary assumed office. The latest dismissal comes after a leaked DIA preliminary assessment in June said that U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities that month did not cause lasting damage, an assessment which was widely contradicted by numerous agencies and officials.

Hegseth has fired multiple national security officials since stepping into the role, including Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, and Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan. Many of the officials fired under Hegseth had previously advocated for left-wing initiatives under former President Joe Biden.

The Pentagon did not immediately respond to the