Resigning in Protest: US Counterterrorism Official Urges Reversal of Iran War

Joe Kent, the National Counterterrorism Center director and a long-time Trump ally, has resigned in opposition to the US war in Iran, urging President Trump to reverse course. He argued Iran posed no imminent threat and claimed the conflict was pushed by pro-Israel influence and media pressure. Kent, whose wife Shannon Kent was killed in Syria in 2019, said he could not support sending the next generation to a costly war that benefits no one, highlighting his military service and personal loss. The resignation marks another high-profile departure from the Trump era, though turnover remains relatively limited in his second term.