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Former Israeli Ambassador Doesn’t Think Iran War Will Last for an Extra 6 Months

Joe Kent says U.S. was pressured by Israel into fighting Iran despite no immediate threat, sparking debate as conflict enters its 20th day.

  • Joe Kent, the former Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation and said external pressure pushed the United States into the Iran war, not immediate danger.
  • Regarding March 1, Kent argued 'There was no intelligence that said, hey, on whatever day it was, March 1, the Iranians are going to launch this big sneak attack, they're going to do some kind of a 9/11, Pearl Harbour, etc. There was none of that intelligence'.
  • Singling out Israel, Kent said 'the imminent threat was not from Iran, it's from Israel' and asserted that the Israelis "drove the decision to take this action," setting off strikes.
  • The White House pushed back, saying it strongly rejected Kent's assertions and defended the strikes as necessary, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance urged loyalty and said dissenters should step down.
  • Kent's remarks have intensified debate over the origins of the conflict that began after joint US-Israel strikes earlier this year, while the wider conflict has entered its 20th day with no sign of abating.
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The fact that a top official resigns in protest against the Iran war is evidence of how right they are in their criticism of the war. However, this attitude is hypocritical. Joe Kent is an extremist whom the Democrats rightly rejected.

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Joe Kent, Donald Trump’s former head of anti-terrorism, spoke for the first time after announcing his resignation through a letter criticizing Washington’s involvement in the war. Kent explained that it was Israel who convinced Trump to attack, even though there was no evidence that Iran was going to get nuclear weapons. Continue reading....

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The Algemeiner broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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