US EditionUS National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over Iran war, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat
Joe Kent resigned as National Counterterrorism Center director, citing no imminent Iranian threat and blaming U.S. war decision on pressure from Israel and its American lobby.
- On Tuesday, Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his immediate resignation on X, saying he 'cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran'.
- As a Trump appointee confirmed last July on a 52-44 vote, Kent said the war began due to pressure from Israel and the American pro-Israel lobby, accusing an earlier misinformation campaign.
- Kent emphasized his record, noting he deployed 11 times as a Green Beret and lost his wife Shannon in 2019, saying, 'This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women,' Kent said.
- The resignation immediately prompted bipartisan attention as Kent became the most senior Trump administration official to resign over the Iran war, with Sen. Mark Warner saying Kent's concerns were justified.
- Humanitarian and market data show Iran's war has inflicted heavy civilian costs, with U.S. benchmark crude at $96.80 per barrel, nearly 40% higher since the conflict began.
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Topline The director of the National Counterterrorism Center announced his resignation Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” support the Iranian war now in its third week, prompting President Donald Trump to call his sudden resignation “a good thing.” Key Facts Joe Kent, who previously…
Joe Kent, known as a Trump supporter, resigned as head of the Counterterrorism Center over the attack on Iran. In his resignation letter, he criticized Israel.
In the United States, Kent, the director of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, resigned in protest against the Iran war.
The internal debate within the conservative movement over the war with Iran entered a new phase on Tuesday, with the first resignation of a prominent Trump appointee who criticized the war.
Who is Joe Kent, the U.S. official who quit over Iran war?
Joe Kent, the former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, resigned from that position in protest on Tuesday. Kent refuted President Trump's statements that Iran presented an imminent threat, and said the war was in Israel’s interest, but not the United States'. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
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