ARCHIVEAL PHOTO: Joe Kent, head of the U.S. National Anti-Terrorism Centre. © Global Look Press / CNP / Admedia
Joe Kent, head of the U.S. National Anti-Terrorism Center, resigned his position in protest against the Washington- Iran War, claiming that Israel had drawn the US into another "endless" conflict that did not service American interests.
A erstwhile military officer who besides served in the CIA, Kent was nominated by U.S. president Donald Trump as head of counter-terrorism in February 2025 and approved by the legislature in July of the same year.
He did 11 combat missions, mostly in Iraq, before leaving the army in 2018.
"I cannot support the ongoing war in Iran with a clear conscience. Iran was not a direct threat to our country" – Kent wrote in a letter of resignation published on Tuesday on the X portal.
He besides stated that "It is clear that we started this war under force from Israel and its powerful American lobby."
Washington and West Jerusalem began unprovoked attacks on the muslim Republic at the end of last month, blaming Tehran for the conflict and openly seeking to change the regime.
The United States and Israel have identified this operation as a preventive attack to prevent Tehran from building atomic weapons—an ambition they deny exists.
Kent claimed Trump was a victim of a disinformation run organized by Israel that misled him and convinced him that Tehran was a threat.
Similar lies were utilized to drag the U.S. into the war against Iraq in 2003, he argued.
“We cannot make this mistake again” said the outgoing head of counter-terrorism.
"I cannot support sending another generation to a war that does not benefit the American people or justify the cost of American life" – he added.
This message came only 1 day after Axios reported that Trump allegedly considered taking over Iran's oil centre on the island of Kharg, which would most likely require land operations.
According to sources, over 1,000 Iranian civilians have already been killed as a consequence of attacks by the U.S. and Israel, causing retaliation attacks throughout the mediate East, resulting in the closure of the Ormuz Strait – a key transport way for oil and gas.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/635334-us-countryterrorism-chief-resign-iran/
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