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US counterterrorism chief resigns in protest over Iran war
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The director of the US counterterrorism center, Joseph Kent, resigned on Tuesday, criticising the war in Iran and asserting in a letter to President Donald Trump that “Iran did not constitute an immediate threat to our country.” Kent published the letter on X, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war on Iran” […]