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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Dobkin,Konstantin Toropin,Mary Clare Jalonick and Michelle L. Price

Hegseth fires Pentagon leader whose agency determined Iran strikes were less effective than Trump claimed

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a Pentagon leader whose agency determined June’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were less effective than President Donald Trump had claimed, according to multiple reports.

Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has been dismissed from his role, the Associated Press reported, citing a White House official and two unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

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