Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has dismissed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey A. Kruse, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), citing a “loss of confidence” in his leadership — a phrase the Trump administration and Hegseth have frequently used in removing dozens of senior defense, intelligence, and military officials since January. Kruse’s removal comes after a June DIA assessment concluded that U.S. Air Force and Navy strikes on three of Iran’s primary nuclear sites had only delayed the country’s nuclear program by several months, a finding that drew sharp backlash from the Trump administration after being reported by CNN and The New York Times.