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2. U.S. counterterrorism director Joe Kent resigns over war: 'Iran posed no imminent threat'

Tue Mar 17, 2026, 12:05 PM

Mar 17

CNBC

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent on Tuesday announced he will resign in response to the Trump administration’s war against Iran.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war,” Kent said in a letter addressed to President Donald Trump, that was posted on Kent’s personal X account.

Kent, a promoter of far-right conspiracy theories whom the Senate narrowly confirmed for the director role last July, accused the president of being deceived by Israel into supporting the war.

“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote in his letter.

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BREAKING: Top Trump counterterrorism official resigns over war with Iran [View all] Gaugamela Mar 17 OP

"Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and that we started the war due to pressure from Israel." sop Mar 17 #1

U.S. counterterrorism director Joe Kent resigns over war: 'Iran posed no imminent threat' LiberalArkie Mar 17 #2

Kent is a far-right Trumpster Thunderbeast Mar 17 #3

Fuck, of course! Israel has been a financial DRAIN on us for decades! FUCK A.I.P.A.C.! Exp Mar 17 #4

MaddowBlog-Key counterterrorism official in Trump administration resigns in protest over war in Iran LetMyPeopleVote Mar 17 #5

15-year-old Washington Post article: 'Netanyahu: America is a thing you can move very easily' sop Mar 17 #6