In a bombshell announcement, the intelligence group’s high counterterrorism official mentioned Tuesday he was resigning over the U.S. and Israeli conflict on Iran.
“After much reflection, I have decided to resign,” Joe Kent, the pinnacle of the National Counterterrorism Center, posted on X. “I can’t in good conscience help the continued conflict in Iran.’’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/17/joe-kent-resigns-iran-war/