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NCTC Director Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War

March 17, 2026·about 4 hours ago·via Fox News Politics
NCTC Director Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War
Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and a Green Beret veteran, resigns today in protest of the U.S. war in Iran, blasting it as a conflict started under pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby with no imminent threat to America. Kent, a top deputy to DNI Tulsi Gabbard, calls out the move as a betrayal of Trump's America First principles that avoided Middle East traps until June 2025, echoing the disastrous Iraq war lies that cost American lives and treasure. Read more about this...

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