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Who is Joe Kent, the counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war? - PBS NewsHour
Joe Kent, the former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, resigned from that position in protest on Tuesday. Kent refuted Trump's statements that Iran presented an imminent threat, and said the war was in Israel’s interest, but not the United States'. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports. - Aired on 03/17/2026.