{"id":15374,"date":"2026-03-18T16:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15374"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:24:59","slug":"top-us-security-official-quits-says-iran-did-not-pose-immediate-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15374","title":{"rendered":"Top US security official quits, says Iran did not pose immediate threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A top security official in U.S. President \u200bDonald Trump&#8217;s administration resigned over the war in Iran on Tuesday, saying the country had posed no imminent threat \u200cto the United States.<br>Joe Kent, who headed the National Counterterrorism Center, is the first senior official in Trump&#8217;s administration to resign over the conflict, now in its third week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260318162410-1024x564.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260318162410-1024x564.png 1024w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260318162410-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260318162410-768x423.png 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260318162410.png 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some experts have said an imminent threat would be required for the United \u2060States to launch a war under the international law of war.<br>Kent&#8217;s letter to Trump included &#8220;false claims,&#8221; said White House spokeswoman Karoline \u200bLeavitt in a statement.<br>&#8220;As President Trump has clearly and explicitly stated, he had strong and compelling evidence that Iran was going to attack \u200bthe United States first,&#8221; said Leavitt. &#8220;This evidence was compiled from many sources and factors.&#8221;<br>Kent did not respond to requests for comment and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the counterterrorism center, also did not immediately respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the announcement came as a surprise, one U.S. official said.<br>Kent \u200bis close with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who has kept a low profile since the Iran war began.<br>&#8220;After carefully reviewing all the \u200cinformation before \u2060him, President Trump concluded that the terrorist Islamist regime in Iran posed an imminent threat and he took action based on that conclusion,&#8221; Gabbard said on social media on Tuesday.<br>The National Intelligence Council, which is overseen by Gabbard&#8217;s office, issued several assessments both before and after the U.S. strikes began that highlighted the risks of U.S. intervention.<br>Those reports indicated the Iranian government was unlikely to collapse and \u200bIran would likely retaliate against U.S. \u200boutposts in the region and \u2060Gulf allies, as Reuters previously reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent has been criticized by Democrats for his associations with far-right figures. Media reports have linked Kent to self-avowed white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Kent has since denounced Fuentes&#8217; views.<br>Senator \u200bMark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, has said he should never \u200bhave been confirmed \u2060to head the counterterrorism office.<br>&#8220;But on this point, he is right: There was no credible evidence of an imminent threat from Iran that would justify rushing the United States into another war of choice,&#8221; Warner said in a statement.<br>Last year, Kent pushed intelligence analysts, opens new tab to rework an \u2060assessment on \u200bTren De Aragua, a Venezuelan gang, that did not support the White House&#8217;s \u200bargument that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was directing its operations. 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