US EditionJoe Kent Resigns, Blames Israel for Iran War: Tulsi Gabbard Next?
Joe Kent, a veteran and former NCTC director, resigned over Israel's role in the US-Israeli war on Iran, citing no benefit to Americans and rising anti-war protests.
- A senior counterterrorism chief's public resignation occurred less than three weeks into the US-Israeli war on Iran, involving the director of the National Counterterrorism Center confirmed in July 2025.
- Kent said he could not in good conscience support the war, invoking his Gold Star status as husband of Shannon Kent, Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer killed in Syria in 2019.
- A former Green Beret and CIA paramilitary officer, Kent had deep national security ties, but critics pointed to his past politics, alleged Russia sympathies, and antisemitism to object.
- Political analysts see the resignation as deepening fractures within the pro-Trump movement, with Timothy Snyder calling it a 'crackup of the Trump elite' that may impair cohesion for the November midterms and affect the U.S. electoral system.
- Observers say there is also a wider lesson here as other officials like Craig Mokhiber on October 28, 2023 and Stacy Gilbert in May 2024 quit over Israel-related disputes.
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Resignation of top official signals 'crackup of Trump elite': renowned historian
According to renowned historian Timothy Snyder, yesterday’s bombshell resignation of National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent is a sign of the “crackup of the Trump elite.” Kent resigned over his objections to the war on Iran, accusing Trump of starting the conflict due to “pressure from Israel.” This, says Snyder, is indicative of a key fissure in the MAGA movement. Snyder starts by explaining that “Kent never should have been the dir…
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