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Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war © France 24

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Issued on: 17/03/2026 - 17:11

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 due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”