"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran 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," [director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe] Kent wrote.
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over Iran war.
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" Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) Mar 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Another view from The Hill ...
Johnson refutes Joe Kent on Iran: 'There was clearly an imminent threat'
thehill.com
... Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday refuted former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent's assertion that Iran posted no imminent threat to the U.S. before President Trump ordered strikes on the country.
"I'm on the Gang of Eight. I got all the briefings. We all understood there was clearly an imminent threat," Johnson said in a press conference, referring to the classified briefings provided to top Congressional leaders.
"I don't know where Joe Kent is getting his information, but he wasn't in those briefings, clearly," Johnson said.
Other top Democrats who were in those Gang of Eight briefings, however, have disagreed with Johnson and said they were not presented evidence that the U.S. was under threat of an imminent attack from Iran. ...
#@22 ... Is Iran eventually having "the bomb" acceptable to you? ...
Apparently, it was acceptable to Pres Trump when he cancelled the treaty during his first term.
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
en.wikipedia.org
... The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA...),[5][6] also known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, was an agreement to limit the Iranian nuclear program in return for sanctions relief and other provisions. The agreement was finalized in Vienna on 14 July 2015, between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) -- China, France, Russia, the U.K., U.S. -- plus Germany)[a] together with the European Union. ...[emphasis mine]
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