"Top CounterTerrorism Official Kent Resigns Over Trump's Iran War, Says Iran Poses No

Author: TyroneIrish (23947 Posts - Joined: Oct 8, 2020)
Posted at 5:11 pm on Mar 17, 2026

Imminent Threat"...

...from the linked AP Article...
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“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 said in a statement posted on social media, making claims President Donald Trump has denied.

Kent, a former political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists, was confirmed to his post last July on a 52-44 vote. As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, he was in charge of an agency tasked with analyzing and detecting terrorist threats.

His resignation reflects unease within Trump’s base about the war and shows that questions about the justification for the use of force in Iran extend to at least one senior member of Trump’s Republican administration.
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Link: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-kent-resignation-e2e17a76d79617a68370f076c0291208

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