Who is Joe Kent? Trump's counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war - ‘Tehran posed no threat’

Top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed ‘no imminent threat to our nation’.

“After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. 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.”

“It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC,” he said.

As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, he was in charge of an agency tasked with analyzing and detecting terrorist threats.