US EditionUS National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over Iran war, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat
- 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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Joe Kent announced on Tuesday his resignation from the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, invoking the American intervention in Iran which he considers unjustified and influenced by Israeli interests. The departure of this veteran from the...
Tulsi Gabbard disputes Joe Kent's take on Iran, speaks out after his 'reflection' letter · American Wire News
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has disputed former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent’s take on Iran. Kent resigned from his post on Tuesday via a letter in which he wrote that he could not “in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran” and in which he suggested that the Trump administration had lied by portraying Iran as an “imminent” threat: After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my positio…
The director of the U.S. National Counter-Terrorism Centre announced his resignation. Despite having been appointed by Trump, he said he could not support the military operation of the US and Israel against Iran. On the third day, director Joe Kent published on the social networks a letter addressed to President Donald Trump saying he would immediately leave the task. Kent wrote: “I cannot, in his consciousness, support the war in progress in Ir…
The resignation of the US anti-terrorist chief is a wave. He shows that parts of the Trump camp do not agree with the Iran war. The Democrats are pleased with Kent's message, but they too remain at a distance. By C. Kühntopp.
Joe Kent, until now the highest anti-terrorism official in the United States, decided to resign. It was not a discreet or bureaucratic exit. It was, rather, a political slam that exposes the fissures of a war that, since its inception, has been surrounded by doubts.It is no less than someone with his trajectory has chosen to turn away. Kent is not a desk bureaucrat or an analyst on occasion. He is a seasoned veteran in special operations and the…
Joe Kent, a top US counterterrorism official, resigns over the Iran war
WASHINGTON — Joe Kent, one of the United States’ top counterterrorism officials, announced his resignation Tuesday, citing his opposition to the Iran war and what he said was Israel’s influence over the Trump administration’s policies.
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