Politics8/22/2025Bloomberg

Hegseth Removes Official Whose Agency Challenged Iran Strike Assessment

Hegseth Removes Official Whose Agency Challenged Iran Strike Assessment

The Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has removed the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, an Air Force lieutenant general, who was responsible for an early assessment that challenged the White House's claims about the success of US strikes on Iran's nuclear program. The assessment suggested that the strikes were not as successful as the administration had claimed. The dismissal of this official has raised concerns about potential political interference in the intelligence community's independent assessments. The article highlights the tensions between the administration's narrative and the intelligence agency's findings, and the potential implications for the integrity of the decision-making process on critical national security matters.

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