Event Brief
Top counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Filed: Mar 17, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET
Summary: Joe Kent resigns as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, opposing the U.S. war against Iran.
WHO: Joe Kent
WHAT: resigned in protest of the U.S. war against Iran
WHEN: Mar 17, 2026 at 9:51 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: Iran posed no imminent threat; war started due to pressure from Israel.
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