During an event, the former US National Counterterrorism Centre Director Joe Kent revealed the reason behind his resignation from the position recently. Joe Kent, the former US National Counterterrorism Centre Director, said that he resigned from his position over the ongoing Iran war, citing that he could not support sending American troops into a war-torn region. ''I will not in good conscience send young men and women off to die on foreign battlefields. We're at a critical juncture in the war in Iran; we need to let our leaders hear that we do not support this war,'' Kent said. I said, 'Hey, I in good conscience can't do this','' he added.

Source: dna March 20, 2026 17:15 UTC