Overview

• Pentagon officials confirmed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as Defense Intelligence Agency director, citing a generic loss of confidence.
• A DIA spokesperson said Deputy Director Christine Bordine has assumed the role of acting director effective immediately.
• Kruse’s removal followed a leaked preliminary, low-confidence DIA analysis produced about 24 hours after June strikes that said Iran’s nuclear program was set back only months, clashing with President Trump’s claim the sites were obliterated.
• The White House and Pentagon criticized the leak, and Hegseth highlighted that the early DIA report had limited confidence and was not coordinated across the intelligence community.
• The firing adds to a broader shake-up that includes Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin’s early retirement and cuts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, drawing criticism from Sen. Mark Warner over politicized intelligence.