Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), following a controversial intelligence assessment regarding U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. The preliminary DIA report, led by Kruse, concluded that the strikes set back Iran's nuclear program by only a few months, contradicting President Donald Trump's and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claims that the sites were "completely and fully obliterated." The report was leaked to the media, sparking political backlash and leading to Kruse's removal on grounds of "loss of confidence." This firing is part of a broader shake-up within the Pentagon's intelligence leadership under Hegseth, who has also overseen the departure of other senior officials, including Doug Beck, director of the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), who resigned amid concerns over his political donations. Emil Michael, the Pentagon's Chief Technology Officer and undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, has been appointed acting director of the DIU. The changes reflect ongoing tensions within the Trump administration regarding the handling and communication of intelligence assessments related to military operations in Iran.