Trump’s top counterterrorism aide resigns, citing Iran war

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced Tuesday he was resigning over the war in Iran — a stunning defection that shows how President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Tehran has divided some of the most loyal corners of his administration.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Joe Kent, the head of the national counterterrorism center, said in a resignation letter posted to X on Tuesday morning. “Until June of 2025, you understood...