US counterterrorism chief resigns in protest over Iran war

The director of the US counterterrorism center, Joseph Kent, resigned on Tuesday, criticising the war in Iran and asserting in a letter to President Donald Trump that “Iran did not constitute an immediate threat to our country.”

Kent published the letter on X, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war on Iran” and claiming the conflict was initiated under pressure from Israel and its American lobby.

Kent argued that early in the administration, “high-ranking...