Joe Kent, the director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned, citing his inability to support the Trump administration's military actions in Iran.
Kent stated that Iran posed no imminent threat to the nation and that the war was sparked by pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.
As the leader of the National Counterterrorism Center, Kent oversaw an agency responsible for analyzing and detecting terrorist threats.
Before joining the Trump administration, Kent had a military career, completing 11 deployments as a Green Beret, and worked at the CIA.
Kent's family has dedicated their lives to combating terrorism and ensuring American security.
He is married to Heather Kaiser, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and has two children from his previous marriage to Shannon Kent, who was killed in a 2019 suicide bombing in Syria.
