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"He lied openly" - Behind the scenes of the departure of the head of US counterterrorism

2026-03-17 21:41:20Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"He lied openly" - Behind the scenes of the departure of the head of

The Trump administration's top counterterrorism official has resigned over the Iran war, urging the president to "change course."

In a letter posted to his X account, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, says that Iran posed “no immediate threat” to the US and that the US administration “launched this war because of pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”

Kent, 45, is a veteran of the US Special Forces and the CIA. His wife, Shannon Kent, a US Navy cryptologist, was killed in a bombing in Syria in 2019.

The White House has dismissed the letter, saying Trump had “compelling evidence” that Iran would attack the US first. Speaking in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump said he thought Kent was a “good guy” but “weak on security.”

Trump said Kent's resignation letter made him realize that "it was a good thing he came out" and that he disagreed with Kent's assessment of the Iranian threat.
With his departure, Kent becomes the most high-profile figure within the Trump administration to publicly criticize the U.S.-Israeli operation in Iran.

In the letter to Trump, Kent claims that "senior Israeli officials" and influential American journalists had planted "disinformation" that led the president to undermine his "America First" platform.

“This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an immediate threat to the United States,” the letter continued. “This was a lie.”

Kent, a longtime Trump supporter who ran unsuccessfully for Congress twice, was nominated by the president early in his administration and was narrowly confirmed to his post after many Democrats criticized his ties to extremist groups, including members of the Proud Boys.

At the confirmation hearing, Kent also refused to back down from claims that federal agents had instigated the January 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol or that Trump had won the 2020 election.

At the National Counterterrorism Center, he reported to the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and oversaw the analysis and detection of potential terrorist threats from around the world.

Kent had previously deployed overseas 11 times with the US military, including with US Army Special Forces in Iraq. He later became a paramilitary officer in the CIA, before leaving government service after the death of his wife.

Kent mentioned his military service and her death in his letter, saying he "cannot support sending the next generation to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost in American lives."

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said Kent's suggestion that "Trump made the decision based on the influence of others, even foreign countries, is both offensive and ridiculous."

"As President Trump has clearly and explicitly stated, he had strong and compelling evidence that Iran would attack the United States first," she added.

In a brief interview with the New York Times, conservative media commentator Tucker Carlson praised Kent, with whom he has close personal ties.

“Joe is the bravest man I know and he can’t be called crazy,” Carlson said. “He’s leaving a job that gave him access to the highest level of relevant intelligence. The neocons will try to destroy him for this. He understands that, but he did it anyway,” he added.

There have been a number of resignations among senior officials in the Trump administration, including Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement director Margaret Ryan and Kennedy Center President Ric Grenell.

The president's second term, however, has seen far fewer changes than his previous tenure in the White House between 2017 and 2021.


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