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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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George Chidi

Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel

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Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies during the House homeland security committee hearing on world threats to the homeland in the Cannon building on 11 December 2025. Photograph: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a far-right political figure and supporter of Donald Trump, resigned from his position on Tuesday in protest of the war in Iran.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in a resignation letter posted to 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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