{"id":1370624,"date":"2026-03-17T18:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/head-of-us-counterterrorism-center-resigns-over-war-with-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:16:52","slug":"head-of-us-counterterrorism-center-resigns-over-war-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/head-of-us-counterterrorism-center-resigns-over-war-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of US counterterrorism center resigns over war with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

The director of<\/span> the US<\/span> National<\/span> Counterterrorism<\/span> Center<\/span> ,<\/span> Joe<\/span> Kent,<\/span> has<\/span> resigned<\/span> due to<\/span> disagreement<\/span> with<\/span> the Donald<\/span> Trump<\/span> administration’s<\/span> policy<\/span> on<\/span> war<\/span> against<\/span> Iran.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kent<\/span> himself<\/span> reported this<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> social<\/span> network<\/span> X.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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In<\/span> a statement<\/span> , he<\/span> noted<\/span> that<\/span> he could<\/span> not<\/span> support<\/span> US<\/span> military<\/span> actions<\/span> and<\/span> considered<\/span> them<\/span> unjustified.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I<\/span> cannot<\/span> in<\/span> good<\/span> conscience<\/span> support<\/span> a war<\/span> in<\/span> Iran.<\/span> Iran<\/span> posed<\/span> no<\/span> immediate<\/span> threat<\/span> to<\/span> our<\/span> country,”<\/span> Kent<\/span> wrote<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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He<\/span> also<\/span> stated<\/span> that<\/span> the decision<\/span> to<\/span> go to war<\/span> was made<\/span> under<\/span> the influence<\/span> of Israel<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> allies<\/span> in<\/span> the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“It is obvious<\/span> that<\/span> we<\/span> started<\/span> this<\/span> war<\/span> because of<\/span> pressure<\/span> from<\/span> Israel<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> influential<\/span> American<\/span> lobby<\/span> ,”<\/span> he noted<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kent<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> the information<\/span> campaign<\/span> surrounding<\/span> Iran<\/span> is reminiscent of<\/span> the situation<\/span> before<\/span> the US<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Iraq<\/span> in<\/span> 2003<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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“The arguments<\/span> in<\/span> favor of<\/span> striking<\/span> Iran<\/span> and<\/span> the promises<\/span> of a quick<\/span> victory<\/span> are reminiscent of<\/span> discussions<\/span> on the eve of<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Iraq,”<\/span> he stressed<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to<\/span> him<\/span> ,<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> combat<\/span> veteran<\/span> ,<\/span> he<\/span> cannot<\/span> support<\/span> a new<\/span> war<\/span> that<\/span> does not<\/span> meet<\/span> the interests<\/span> of American<\/span> society.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I<\/span> cannot<\/span> support<\/span> sending<\/span> the<\/span> next<\/span> generation<\/span> to<\/span> a war<\/span> that<\/span> does<\/span> not<\/span> benefit<\/span> the<\/span> American<\/span> people,”<\/span> Kent said<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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In<\/span> his address<\/span> to<\/span> Trump,<\/span> he<\/span> called for<\/span> a review<\/span> of<\/span> Iran<\/span> policy<\/span> and<\/span> a change<\/span> of course.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“You<\/span> can<\/span> change<\/span> course<\/span> and<\/span> chart<\/span> a new<\/span> path<\/span> for<\/span> our<\/span> nation,”<\/span> he noted<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to<\/span> media reports<\/span> ,<\/span> Joe<\/span> Kent<\/span> previously<\/span> served<\/span> as an advisor<\/span> to US<\/span> Director<\/span> of National<\/span> Intelligence<\/span> Tulsi<\/span> Gabbard.<\/span> He<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> a veteran<\/span> of<\/span> the Iraq War<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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His<\/span> first<\/span> wife<\/span> was killed<\/span> in<\/span> 2019<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> terrorist attack<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Syrian<\/span> city of<\/span> Manbij.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Earlier it was reported that Iran’s<\/span> new<\/span> Supreme<\/span> Leader<\/span> Mojtaba<\/span> Khamenei<\/span> rejected<\/span> proposals<\/span> for<\/span> a ceasefire<\/span> and<\/span> reduction<\/span> of tensions<\/span> with<\/span> the United<\/span> States.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Recall that internal contradictions among Republicans are intensifying against the backdrop of protracted military actions and the lack of a clear plan from the leader of the political force, Donald Trump. The situation is hitting the American economy, provoking a rift between the United States and Europe, and could lead to impeachment.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center , Joe Kent, has resigned due to disagreement with the Donald Trump administration’s policy on war against Iran. Kent himself reported this on the social network X. In a statement , he noted that he could not support US military actions and considered them unjustified. “I cannot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1370606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76870,76871,76872],"class_list":["post-1370624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","category-news-2","category-news-feed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1370606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}