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The head of the National Counterterrorism Center has resigned in protest over the war with Iran. Joe Kent, an Army veteran, said he “cannot in good conscience” support the war.<\/p>\n

He said that pressure from Israel pushed the U.S. into the conflict, and that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation.”<\/p>\n

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Kent said he supported “the values and the foreign policy” that Trump campaigned on.<\/p>\n

“Until June of 2025, you understood that the wars in the Middle East were a trap that robbed America of the precious lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth and prosperity of our nation,” Kent wrote to Trump in the letter.<\/p>\n

Kent’s wife, Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, died serving in Syria in 2019.<\/p>\n

Kent called on Trump to “reflect upon what we are doing in Iran, and who we are doing it for.” He said Trump could “reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos. You hold the cards.”<\/p>\n