A senior United States intelligence official appointed by President Donald Trump has resigned over concerns about the administration’s war with Iran. Joe Kent stepped down as director of the US National Counterterrorism Centre on Tuesday.
Kent said he could not support the ongoing conflict, arguing that Iran posed no immediate threat to the United States. His resignation marks one of the strongest criticisms of the war from within the administration.
President Trump defended the decision to continue the war and welcomed Kent’s resignation, describing him as weak on security. The administration has maintained that its actions were based on intelligence pointing to a possible threat, although some officials have raised doubts about that claim.
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The development has sparked renewed debate in the United States over the justification for the war, with divisions emerging among political figures and supporters over the country’s foreign policy direction.
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