US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over war in Iran
Headline from Al-Monitor
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to the United States.
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WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to the United States.
The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, a retired Green Beret and longtime supporter of President Donald Trump, says he has resigned over the war in Iran.
A senior US counterterrorism official resigned on Tuesday to protest the US-Israeli war against Iran and said the Islamic Republic posed no imminent threat to the United States."I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran," Joseph Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism C…
