Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse was fired as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency the same week the Air Force's top general hastily retired.

Air Force Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was dismissed from his role after his agency produced a report contradicting Trump's claim that U.S. strikes had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear program. General Kruse was appointed by the Biden administration.

The administration also stripped security clearances this week from additional current and former national security officials.

The firing of the head of the US Defense Intelligency Agency (DIA) Lieutenant General Jeffery Kruse comes after the DIA produced a preliminary assessment that said US strikes on Iran set back Tehran's nuclear program by just a few months.

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), has been dismissed following a report that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claims about the effectiveness of strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, who had led the military intelligence agency since February 2024, “will no longer serve as DIA Director,” a senior Defense Official told The Post.

No reasons were given for their firings, the latest in a series of steps targeting military leaders, intelligence officials and other perceived critics of Trump, who has demanded loyalty across the government.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a top Pentagon official whose preliminary report on damage to Iran’s nuclear sites by U.S. strikes allegedly angered President Donald Trump. From February 2024 until Friday,

In a statement, Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, called it "unsurprising" that Kruse would step down after challenging the president's narrative on the bombing.