Overview

• A U.S. official said Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as Defense Intelligence Agency director, and no reason was provided.
• In June, a DIA assessment found the Iran strikes delayed Tehran’s nuclear program by only months, differing from President Trump’s assertion of complete destruction.
• Also on Friday, Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, head of the Navy Reserve, and Rear Adm. Milton Sands, commander of Naval Special Warfare, were dismissed.
• The latest moves extend months of leadership upheaval that has included the departures of Joint Chiefs Chairman Charles “CQ” Brown, NSA Director Timothy Haugh, Navy and Coast Guard chiefs, and Air Force Chief David Allvin.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the president has the right to choose his team, while Democrats warn of politicization of the military.