by Olivier Acuña Barba •Published: August 23, 2025•23:51•2 minutes read
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According to sources cited by the Associated Press, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegses fired the general whose agency’s first information assessment on US nuclear damage to Iran’s nuclear sites angered President Donald Trump. However, Reuters reports that the reason for the fire is unknown.
The two, well-versed in the decision, and White House officials, told the Associated Press, as they were not permitted to discuss it publicly, on condition of anonymity. It has been reported.
Veteran military news journalist Carla Bab I wrote it In X, “A spokesman for the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) says that General Kruze is no longer the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Deputy Director Christine Boldin assumes that Deputy Director will “enable” the role of Deputy Director.” But Reuters I wrote it, “It was not immediately clear why General Jeffrey Cruze, who led the Defense Intelligence Reporting Agency, was fired.”
Dangerous habits to test loyalty
The hegseth purge has expanded. One US authorities speaking about conditions of anonymity told Reuters that in addition to Kruze, Hegses ordered the removal of the chief of the U.S. Navy Reservoir and the commander of the Navy Special Warfare Commander. “The termination of yet another senior national security officer highlights the Trump administration’s dangerous practice of treating Intelligence News as a loyalty test, not our country’s protection committee,” said Sen. Mark Warner, vice-chairman of the Senate Selection Committee. The shooting was first reported by the Washington Post.
In June, President Donald Trump pushed back strongly against a leaked DIA report that found that the attack on Iran had only retreated in months. The White House declared its agency ratings “wrong.” I wrote it. Trump has declared that he has “completely destroyed” Iran’s nuclear site and has denounced the media for “attempts to downplay one of the most successful military strikes in history.”
In a statement, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner warned that the looting of Cruze was a sign that Trump had “a dangerous habit of treating intelligence as a loyalty test, not a guardian of our country.” Trump has eliminated several officials whose analysis is believed to be at odds with him.
