Joseph Kent, Director of the United States' National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), resigned on Tuesday, citing his opposition to the ongoing war with Iran. Kent asserted that Tehran posed “no imminent threat” to the US and sharply criticised the rationale for military action.

In his resignation letter to US President Donald Trump, Kent described the conflict as unjustified, claiming Washington entered the war primarily due to pressure from Israel and its influential American lobby rather than any direct threat to national security.