Joe Kent, the director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over Washington’s war with Iran, accusing Israel of dragging the US into the conflict and insisting Tehran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States. His departure comes as the US hails the strike that killed Larijani and Soleimani as a success. Al Jazeera’s John Holman is reporting live from Washington, DC. Credit Al Jazeera 17 3 2026
Joe Kent, the director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned over Washington’s war with Iran, accusing Israel of dragging the US into the conflict and insisting Tehran did not pose an imminent threat to the United States. His departure comes as the US hails the strike that killed Larijani and Soleimani as a success. Al Jazeera’s John Holman is reporting live from Washington, DC. Credit Al Jazeera 17 3 2026