Defence Intelligence Shakeup: General Fired Over Controversial Assessment
Published on: Aug. 23, 2025, 12:57 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse from his role as head of the US Defence Intelligence Agency. The dismissal follows Kruse's agency's intelligence assessment on Iran nuclear sites that displeased President Trump, according to sources who remained anonymous due to lack of authorization to speak publicly.
