Arrange the following events in chronological order, including their exact dates: (1) The Defense Intelligence Agency completed its preliminary assessment of the June 21, 2025 airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites on June 23, 2025 (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 25, 2025) (); (2) that assessment publicly contradicted President Trump’s claims of complete obliteration on June 24, 2025 (Reuters, June 24, 2025) (); (3) details of the assessment leaked to CNN at 19:00 UTC on June 24, 2025 (The 44-Hour Leak inquiry, June 24, 2025) (); (4) President Trump publicly criticized the leaked assessment during the NATO summit on June 25, 2025 (Reuters, June 25, 2025) (); (5) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse on August 22, 2025 (AP News, August 22, 2025) ().
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Arrange the following events in chronological order, including their exact dates: (1) The Defense Intelligence Agency completed its preliminary assessment of the June 21, 2025 airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites on June 23, 2025 (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 25, 2025) (); (2) that assessment publicly contradicted President Trump’s claims of complete obliteration on June 24, 2025 (Reuters, June 24, 2025) (); (3) details of the assessment leaked to CNN at 19:00 UTC on June 24, 2025 (The 44-Hour Leak inquiry, June 24, 2025) (); (4) President Trump publicly criticized the leaked assessment during the NATO summit on June 25, 2025 (Reuters, June 25, 2025) (); (5) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse on August 22, 2025 (AP News, August 22, 2025) ().

Click events in chronological order (earliest to latest).

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On June 23, 2025, the DIA finalized its preliminary bomb-damage assessment on the June 21 airstrikes at Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz, concluding with “low confidence” that the strikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear program by a few months rather than obliterating it (, ). By June 24, 2025, that assessment—now at odds with President Trump’s “completely destroyed” claims—became public and directly contradicted the administration’s narrative (). Later that evening at 19:00 UTC, CNN aired the “months-not-years” bomb-damage report after obtaining it from an anonymous source (). On June 25, 2025, at the NATO summit, President Trump blasted the leak as “fake news” and reaffirmed that the sites were “obliterated,” further politicizing intelligence (, ). Ultimately, on August 22, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited a “loss of confidence” to remove Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse from his post as DIA director ().

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