The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) was fired Friday weeks after the agency drafted a preliminary bomb-damage assessment – that was leaked to the media – suggesting that US strikes on Iran only set back the rogue nation’s nuclear program by a few months.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, who had led the military intelligence agency since February 2024, “will no longer serve as DIA Director,” a senior Defense Official told The Post.

DIA Deputy Director Christine Bordine is now listed as acting director on the agency’s website.

Lt. General Jeffrey Kruse was fired weeks after a classified DIA assessment of US strikes on Iran was leaked to CNN and other media outlets. REUTERS

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly fired Kruse over a “a loss of confidence” in the lieuten

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