US National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigns over Iran war

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Kent, who advised Trump and national intelligence director on ‘terror’ threats, says Iran ‘posed no imminent threat’. The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, which advises both US President Donald Trump and the director of national intelligence on “terror” threats, has resigned over the war with Iran. In a resignation letter posted on X, Joe Kent said he could not “in good conscience” support the ongoing war.