Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse was fired as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, The Associated Press reported. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
After the June strikes, President Donald Trump said Iran's nuclear program had been "completely and fully obliterated." However, the DIA found that the strikes only set Tehran back a few months.
In a news conference after the strikes, Hegseth tore into the media and accused the press of misrepresenting the facts.
"You, the press, specifically you, the press corps, because you cheer against Trump so hard," he said. "It's like in your DNA and in your blood to cheer against Trump because you want him not to be successful so bad. You have to cheer against the efficacy of these strikes. You have to hope maybe they weren't effective."
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prepares to give a TV interview outside the White House. According to multiple reports, Hegseth oversaw the firing of the Defense Department's Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse on Friday. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
Sands was a Navy SEAL who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He was the Chief of Staff for U.S. Special Operations Command, Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa, and Commander of Naval Service Training Command. The reason he was fired is unknown.
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Trump has fired other military officials in recent months, including Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as the Navy’s top officer, the Air Force’s second highest-ranking officer, and the top lawyers for three military service branches.
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