Top US Security Official Quits, says Iran did Not Pose Immediate Threat
A top security official in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration resigned over the war in Iran on Tuesday, saying the country had posed no imminent threat to the United States.
Joe Kent, who headed the National Counterterrorism Center, is the first senior official in Trump’s administration to resign over the conflict, now in its third week.
“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent wrote in a letter posted to social media.
Some experts have said an imminent threat would be required for the United States to launch a war under the international law of war.
Kent’s letter to Trump included “false claims,” said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt in a statement. (Read more from “Top US Security Official Quits, says Iran did Not Pose Immediate Threat” HERE)
