US counterterrorism chief quits, says Israel ‘trapped’ Trump into joining Iran war
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Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, resigned on Tuesday to protest what he called the US-Israeli war against Iran. In his resignation letter to President Trump, Kent stated that Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States. He claimed the war was initiated due to pressure from Israel and its American lobby. Kent, a former Green Beret, is the first senior US official to resign from the Trump administration in protest of the conflict. He alleged that Israeli officials and members of the American media conducted a misinformation campaign to encourage the war, undermining Trump's "America First" platform. Kent believes the wars in the Middle East are a trap that harms American lives and resources.
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