Hegseth fires Pentagon intel chief whose agency cast doubt on Iran strikes' impact
• Aug 23, 2025, 5:17 AM
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US Defense Intelligence Agency head Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse has been fired, US officials say, the latest top military officer to lose their job under the presidency of US President Donald Trump. The agency's initial assessment of the damage caused by US strikes on Iran's nuclear programme contradicted Trump's claims that the sites had been "obliterated".