Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'

March 17, 2026

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".

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Fear and defiance in southern Lebanon city as Israel-Hezbollah war intensifies
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