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US Counterterrorism Chief Resigns – “Israel Led Us Into War with Iran”

Published March 17, 2026, 17:19
US Counterterrorism Chief Resigns – “Israel Led Us Into War with Iran”

The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has resigned, expressing his disagreement with the war in Iran and accusing President Trump of being “led” into it by Israel. In his resignation letter, Kent claims that Iran did not pose an immediate threat to the US and that the Trump administration was misled by powerful lobbyists and Israeli officials. His resignation comes after criticism of his ties to far-right figures and conspiracy theories. Kent is a veteran of the special forces and the CIA, while his wife was killed in a bombing in Syria in 2019.