Top counterterrorism official resigns in protest of US war against Iran

The country’s top counterterrorism official resigned Tuesday in protest of the U.S. war against Iran, saying Tehran did not pose an imminent threat.

“After much consideration, I have decided to resign as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today,” Joe Kent wrote in a post on X. he said.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran did not pose an imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war under the pressure of Israel and its powerful American lobby.”

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