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Trump’s Counterterrorism Chief Resigns over Iran War, Criticizes “Pressure from Israel”

2026-03-18 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt A top national security official resigned from the Trump administration Tuesday in response to the war on 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,” Joe Kent, who served as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, wrote in his resignation letter. We speak with Josh Paul, a former State Department official who resigned in 2023 to protest the Biden administration’s Gaza policy. He says Kent is at least the 16th U.S. official in the last few years to resign over policy related to Israel, spanning both the Biden and Trump administrations. Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@SavannahChild 2026-03-18

The reason why the Epstein files have not been exposed is because once they're out there, Putin and Bibi will loose their hold over Trump.

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@SandraWeiss-jc6xz 2026-03-18

IRAN was NOT an immediate threat.

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@LIVINGMEMORIESDRIVINGTOURS 2026-03-18

He’s weak on security & you made him head of counter terrorism? 😂😂😂

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@lynneconant3393 2026-03-18

All this death and destruction is unconscionable.

23 2 replies
@helen12658 2026-03-18

He didn’t know him well !! What a joke he is

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@kreatifch7443 2026-03-18

Trump, Netanyahu and Pete sacrificed many people in the world for their personal interests related to genocide, gross human rights violations, corruption and the Epstein case.

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@IsaiahSmalls-j8f 2026-03-18

I can't believe this is the same man who said let's make America great again now look what he doing we should have just mind our own business

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@TennesseeJed 2026-03-18

He doesn't want charges in The Hague.

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@satori369 2026-03-18

Democracy when? Anarchy now

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@2337baxter 2026-03-18

He was weak on security and he hired him for counterterrorism.

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