Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from US strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse was leading the Pentagon agency when it concluded that the U.S. military strikes in June set back Tehran’s nuclear program only by a few months.

The ouster of Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse is latest in series of moves to purge the US intelligence community and install Trump loyalists in top positions.

Iran plans to hold a call with France, Germany, and the UK as they threaten to reimpose UN sanctions over its nuclear program

The clash over Iran's nuclear program is escalating, with U.S. sanctions and Europe's snapback threat putting Tehran under maximum pressure.

The government in Tehran wants to continue talks with Germany, France and Britain next week in the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme. A meeting at the deputy foreign minister level is planned for Tuesday,