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Was Charlie Kirk Death Investigation Blocked? Turning Point USA Founder's Chilling Final Words to Joe Kent Unveiled

Joe Kent claims his counterterrorism office was blocked from probing foreign links to Charlie Kirk's 2025 killing, and reveals an alleged final warning about war with Iran.

International Business Times UK

In a stunning twist, Trump’s top counterterrorism chief, Joe Kent, denies that Iran was ever close to nuclearization

After resigning as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Kent went on an interview with Tucker Carlson. The Trump administration had stated at the onset of the war that Iran was still pursuing nuclearization. Kent disputed the Trump administration’s claim.

The Mary Sue

The View audience bursts into laughter after guest host claims Trump ‘does not get coerced by other nations’

Sara Eisen’s comments come after the director of National Counterterrorism Center resigned over the president’s decision to take the US into war with Iran

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FBI probes ex-US counterterror chief Joe Kent for allegedly leaking classified information after resigning over Iran war

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating Joe Kent, a former top US intelligence official, over an alleged leak of classified information.

The Times of India

Former counterterrorism chief says he was blocked from investigating Charlie Kirk’s killing

Joe Kent says that Charlie Kirk warned him to ‘stop us from getting into a war with Iran’ in their final conversation

The Independent UK

Tulsi Gabbard stuns senator by saying it’s not her job to ‘determine what is ... an imminent threat’ to the US

The Trump administration has offered varying explanations for what prompted its war with Iran

The Independent UK

Iran Imminent threat or not? Trump’s Press Secretary’s struggle to explain

Joseph Kent, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned. Political figures aligned with President Donald Trump came out to criticize the move. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke against Kent on X, but her tweet contradicted an earlier claim she made about the Iran war.

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The National Counterterrorism Center’s Director just sent a powerful message about Donald Trump’s Iran war

Joseph Kent, Trump’s handpicked Director for the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned. The former director does not support the United States’ choice to go to war. It seems that Trump’s MAGA coalition is divided when it comes to Iran.

The Mary Sue

Director of Counter-terrorism abruptly resigns, after alleging the Iran war was ‘manufactured’

Joe Kent, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has officially stepped down over the US and Israeli war on Iran, making him the first senior official to openly break ranks with the White House on the conflict. Kent announced his resignation on X in a letter to President Donald…

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White House aides were blindsided by Joe Kent posting his shock resignation letter online: report

Joe Kent’s resignation letter had been viewed at least 92 million times on X

The Independent UK

Tulsi Gabbard declines to say whether there was an ‘imminent nuclear threat’ posed by Iran: Live

Gabbard’s written opening statement claimed Iran’s nuclear enrichment program was ‘obliterated’ last year

The Independent UK

JD Vance downplays past foreign intervention criticism, says this time the president isn’t ‘dumb’

This could end up defining Vance's career.

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Another anti-war message from Tulsi Gabbard surfaces as she emerges to defend Iran war

Director of National Intelligence to appear before Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday to defend a conflict she has long warned against

The Independent UK

Joe Weirsky Succeeds Joe Kent as Acting Director of National Counterterrorism Center Amid Iran Conflict

Joe Weirsky succeeds Joe Kent as acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center amid the Iran conflict

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The Independent UK

Even right-wing podcasters are using Joe Kent’s resignation as proof of the fractured MAGA movement

Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said he could not, ‘in good conscience,’ support Trump’s decision to take the U.S. to war with Iran

International Business Times UK

Trump Hit By Explosive Resignation As Counterterror Chief Joe Kent Walks Out Over Iran War 'Madness'

Joe Kent, a senior US counterterrorism official, resigns in protest over the Iran conflict, highlighting internal divisions within Trump's administration.

The Times of India

Tulsi Gabbard breaks silence on Iran war after top aide Joe Kent resigns: 'Trump took action based on...'

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard broke her silence Tuesday after her top aide Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned as he did not agree with President Donald Trump's war on Iran. As Tulsi Gabbard is also known for her anti-war stance, speculations were rife that…

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Trump's Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Resigns Over War With Iran

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday in protest over President Donald Trump's war with Iran.

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10 Photos of Joe Kent: The Counterterrorism Chief Who Resigned and Claimed Iran Is 'No Imminent Threat'

Joe Kent, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, resigns amid US-Iran tensions, challenging the necessity of the conflict.

International Business Times UK

US Counterterrorism Director Resigns After Tehran Strike: 'Iran Posed No Imminent Threat To Our Nation'

Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over disagreements with US foreign policy on Iran, citing personal and professional principles.

The Times of India

‘Tulsi Gabbard will resign next’: Laura Loomer reacts after counterterror chief Joe Kent steps down over Iran war

A row erupted within Donald Trump’s support base after a senior intelligence official resigned over the ongoing war with Iran, prompting MAGA commentator Laura Loomer to claim that more exits could follow.

The Times of India

Tulsi Gabbard was asked to fire Joe Kent but she never did, claims Fox News correspondent amid major row

The resignation of Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, created a major rift inside MAGA as Kent clearly said the strike on Iran was the reason for his resignation, as he could not back the Trump administration's war. While Donald Trump and White House reacted positively to…

The Times of India

Laughable: White House reacts to Tulsi Gabbard aide Joe Kent's 'good conscience' resignation over Iran war

The White House issued a statement reacting to Joe Kent's resignation from the post of the director of the National Counterterrorism Center over Iran war and called it laughable and Kent said Iran posed no imminent threat to the US. Kent, a top aide to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi…

Euronews

Top US counter-terrorism official Joe Kent resigns in protest against Iran war

As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, Kent was in charge of an agency tasked with analysing and detecting terrorist threats.

The Independent UK

Read the scathing resignation letter from Trump’s now former counterterrorism chief: ‘We cannot make this mistake again’

A former political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists, Kent was confirmed to his post last July on a 52-44 vote

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