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 threat from Iran and blaming pressure from Israel and its U.S. lobby for the war, as he opposed further U.S. involvement.
- 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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Top U.S. Counterterrorism Chief Resigns in Protest of War With Iran
This article was originally published by Laura Harris at Natural News. Joe Kent resigned as head of the National Counterterrorism Center in protest of the U.S. war with Iran, citing moral and strategic concerns. In his letter to Donald Trump, Kent said Iran posed “no imminent threat” and claimed the war was influenced by external pressure and misinformation. The conflict has escalated, with Tehran launching widespread retaliatory strikes on …
Ex-US counterterror chief Joe Kent blames Israel for Iran war
Joe Kent, Trump's former counterterror chief who resigned this week in protest at the Iran war, has accused White House advisors and pro-Israel lobbyists of manipulating the US president into launching the war. In an interview with US commentator Tucker Carlson, Kent said that a small group of Trump's confidantes prevented him from accessing intelligence about Iran, leading him to believe that the country posed an imminent threat to the United S…
No, President Trump Did Not Go To War ‘Due To Pressure From Israel’ Or ‘Its Powerful American Lobby’ ⋆ Conservative Firing Line
The following article, No, President Trump Did Not Go To War ‘Due To Pressure From Israel’ Or ‘Its Powerful American Lobby’, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigned from his post in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on March 17 due to what he stated was because President Donald Trump had allegedly taken the U.S. to war with Iran on behalf of Israel, wri…
Trump Resurfaces 2020 Tweet from Resigned Intel Official Joe Kent Urging U.S. to 'Wipe Iran's Ballistic Capability Out'
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