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We are watching a CATASTROPHIC ESCALATION in Iran, with President Trump under enormous pressure to commit US forces to Israel’s war….those aren’t my words those are this morning’s words from Joe Kent, the former dir of national counter terrorism who resigned over this war a few weeks ago.
Joe Kent Makes Genuine Plea To Trump: "Address The Israeli Issue" https://t.co/X7r7QH58ir — zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 23, 2026 Recently-resigned director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent told antiwar.com editor Scott Horton that a narrow window for de-escalation still exists, but only if Donald Trump is willing to confront what Kent repeatedly described as …
In January 2024 on The Tucker Carlson Show, Joe Kent warned a war with Iran would be “very bloody” and said Iranians would rally around their leadership if attacked.@cwboca pic.twitter.com/cbjHOv5VBN — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 17, 2026
DNI Tulsi Gabbard @DNIGabbard Donald Trump was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief. As our Commander in Chief, he is responsible for determining what is and is not an imminent threat, and whether or not to take action he deems necessary to protect the safety and security …
BREAKING: Speaker Johnson fires back at former NCTC Director Joe Kent — who just resigned — saying Iran was not an “imminent threat” “I don’t know where Joe Kent is getting this information, but he wasn’t in those briefings, clearly!” “Had the president waited, we would have had mass casualties.” “That proposition at the end …
Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent. BBC South East understands that a further 11 people from the Canterbury area are currently in hospital and reported to be seriously ill. It is understood that most are aged between 18 and 21 and a number are …