Overview

• Pentagon officials said Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as Defense Intelligence Agency director, and the agency named Deputy Director Christine Bordine acting director effective immediately.
• Officials offered no detailed rationale for the dismissal, which several briefings described as a loss of confidence, a standard phrase the military uses for removals.
• Kruse’s departure followed a leaked, low‑confidence preliminary DIA assessment that the June strikes on Iranian nuclear sites set Tehran back only months, contradicting President Trump’s public claims of obliteration.
• The White House and Pentagon had pushed back on the leaked assessment in June and subsequent weeks, with competing statements from other agencies about the extent of damage.
• The firing continues a broader reshuffle of senior defense and intelligence leadership this year, drawing criticism from Senate Intelligence Vice Chair Mark Warner and prompting House Intelligence leaders to demand an explanation to Congress.