Kent wrote that he "cannot in good conscience" back the Trump administration's war in Iran. He is the first major Trump administration official who resigned because of the war in Iran.
In his letter, he claimed that Trump knew until June 2025 that the wars in the Middle East only robbed the US of lives and exhausted the nation's wealth. He said that senior Israeli officials and "influential members" of the US media, through a "misinformation campaign", promoted pro-war rhetoric in a deliberate bid to encourage war with Iran.
As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, Kent was in charge of an agency tasked with analysing and detecting terrorist threats.NDTV reported.
Kent, a former political candidate with connections to right-wing extremists, was confirmed to his post last July on a 52-44 vote.
