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Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat AP News
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Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resig
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"Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation," Kent wrote in his letter to President Donald Trump.
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The director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has announced his resignation, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran. Kent said on social media that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war
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A top counterterrorism official and staunch MAGA Republican resigned over the war with Iran, claiming that Israel had misled President Donald Trump into believing that the regime in Tehran posed an imminent threat.
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said he could not sup
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National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
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