Top US Counterterrorism Official Joseph Kent Resigns Over Iran War Opposition
Joseph Kent, a senior US counterterrorism official, has resigned from his position, citing his inability to support the war with Iran, which he believes poses no imminent threat to the US and was initiated under pressure from Israel. Reports identify him as Trump's counterterrorism chief and confirm he quit over the conflict.
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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over war against Iran
Joe Kent is first high-profile resignation over conflict that he claims ‘serves no benefit to the American people’
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Joe Kent resigned as national counter-terrorism center director, saying Iran posed no imminent threat to the US Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure and supporter of Donald Trump, resigned from his position on Tuesday in protest of the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in a resignation letter posted to X. “I...
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A senior US counterterrorism official resigned on Tuesday to protest the US-Israeli war against Iran and said the Islamic Republic posed no imminent threat to the United States. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, said in his resignation letter to President Donald Trump. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation Joseph Kent in his resignation letter Kent – a former member of the Green Beret special...
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