US Counterterrorism Chief Resigns Over Iran War, Denying Iran Posed Imminent Threat
Dimite el director de la lucha antiterrorista de Estados Unidos por la guerra en Irán
Summary
Joseph Kent, the United States' top counterterrorism official, has resigned in protest over the war against Iran, writing directly to President Trump to argue that Tehran did not represent an "imminent threat" to justify the offensive. In his resignation letter, Kent also denounced what he described as sustained Israeli pressure on Washington to launch the military campaign. The move marks one of the most significant internal dissents within the US national security apparatus since the conflict began.
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