{"id":17960,"date":"2026-03-17T19:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/?p=17960"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:56:11","slug":"senior-intelligence-official-joe-ke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/2026\/03\/17\/senior-intelligence-official-joe-ke\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Intelligence Official JOE Kent resigns over Iran war policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senior Intelligence Official JOE Kent resigns over Iran war policy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,\u201d the statement read<\/p>\n

WASHINGTON: In a dramatic and unexpected move, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joe Kent<\/a> announced their resignation on Tuesday, citing deep ethical concerns over the United States\u2019 ongoing war in Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a strongly worded statement released earlier today, the outgoing director said the decision came \u201cafter much reflection,\u201d adding that they could no longer support the administration\u2019s military actions. The resignation takes immediate effect.<\/p>\n

\"JOE<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,\u201d the statement read. \u201cIran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.\u201d<\/p>\n

The remarks mark one of the most direct and public criticisms of U.S. foreign policy from a senior intelligence official in recent years, raising questions about internal dissent within the national security establishment.<\/p>\n

Despite the sharp critique, the official expressed gratitude for their time in office, stating it had been \u201can honor\u201d to serve under the current administration and to lead the professionals at the NCTC. The statement also acknowledged leadership under the President of the United States and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.<\/p>\n

The resignation comes at a time of heightened geopolitical tension, as U.S. involvement in the conflict with Iran continues to draw both domestic and international scrutiny. Analysts suggest that such a high-profile departure could signal broader disagreements within government agencies regarding the justification and conduct of the war.<\/p>\n

Political leaders and policy experts are expected to react swiftly to the development, with calls likely for greater transparency and congressional oversight into the decision-making process that led to the conflict.<\/p>\n

As of now, the White House has not issued an official response to the resignation or the allegations contained in the statement.<\/p>\n

The departing director concluded their message with a traditional note of patriotism: \u201cMay God bless America.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senior Intelligence Official JOE Kent resigns over Iran war policy I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,\u201d the statement read WASHINGTON: In a dramatic and unexpected move, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Joe Kent announced their resignation on Tuesday, citing deep ethical concerns over the United States\u2019 ongoing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2297,2299],"tags":[3773,3772],"class_list":["post-17960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-world","tag-iran-war-policy","tag-senior-intelligence-official-joe-kent"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17960"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17964,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17960\/revisions\/17964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newspulse.com.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}