00:00Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday in direct
00:05opposition to President Trump's Iran war, asserting that Iran posed no imminent threat
00:10and that the pressure from Israel and its American lobby drove the U.S. into the conflict.
00:16Kent, a decorated Special Forces veteran and longtime Trump loyalist,
00:21had a controversial background that included ties to right-wing extremists,
00:26anti-Semitic figures, and past promotion of election denialism.
00:30His resignation put him at odds with both Trump, who maintains Iran is a serious threat,
00:35and director of national intelligence, Tolte Gabbard,
00:38who defended the president's decision to authorize the strikes.
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