Top US Counterterrorism Official Joe Kent Resigns over Iran War

What we know about Joe Kent - the top US counterterrorism official who has resigned over Trump's Iran war

The 45-year-old was director of the National Counterterrorism Center, which detects and analyses terrorist threats. After serving in the US special forces and the CIA, he unsuccessfully ran for Congress twice and has been criticised for his connections to right-wing extremists.

Top US counterterrorism official resigns in opposition to Trump launching Iran war

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What to know about the resignation of Joe Kent as Trump's counterterrorism chief

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Who Is Joe Kent? All About the Ex-Director of National Counterterrorism Center & Why He Resigned

Why did Joe Kent resign as Donald Trump's Director of the National Counterterrorism Center? Learn who he is, his late wife, Shannon Kent, and his career here.

Top US counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran war

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".

Top Trump Official Resigns Over Iran War: ‘No Imminent Threat’

The director of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned from his post on Tuesday in protest of Donald Trump’s ongoing war against Iran. Joe Kent, a former Army Ranger and CIA paramilitary officer, announced that he “cannot in good conscience support” the war, and that Iran was not an imminent threat to the United States, which the president and his administration have claimed in order to justify attacking the nation. “Iran posed no immin…