US National Counterterrorism Centre director resigns over war on Iran

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The head of the United States’ National Counterterrorism Centre, Joe Kent, has resigned ‌over the US-Israel war on Iran.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran”, Kent wrote in a letter to Donald Trump posted on X.

“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.”

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