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Joe Kent: Deploying US troops on Kharg Island would be ‘disaster’
Joe Kent resigned over Iran war escalation risks and warns deploying troops to Kharg Island could lead to hostage situations, calling it a strategic disaster.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump ordered a five-day postponement of strikes on Iran's power plants, pausing military operations amid de-escalation efforts.
- Last month, Israel and Iran engaged in escalating tensions following joint strikes, with retaliation resulting in casualties among American military personnel.
- Former National Counterterrorism Center director Joe Kent resigned over the war; President Trump claimed on Truth Social that America and Iran achieved "very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution."
- Significant pushback from Israel is expected following the de-escalation move, while a senior Iranian official alleged Trump backed down because "Iran's military threats became credible."
- Financial market pressure and bond threats within America and the West influenced the retreat, positioning the administration's pursuit of peace in the Gulf as economically driven.
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Joe Kent praises Trump, says ‘President working to get peace with Iran, Israel will be against it, but…’
Kent, who is also former counterterrorism official in the Trump administration, said the President was working to make peace with Iran, while once again acknowledging resistance from Israel.
'He remarried fairly quickly': Trump further criticizes Joe Kent in remarks to press
The fallout between Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, and President Donald Trump continues, as the president made further remarks to the press on Monday about his departure from the White House. Trump told the media he “is not a fan of the guy” before mentioning Kent remarried “fairly quickly” after losing his first wife, Shannon Smith. Smith, who was assigned to an Army Special Operations Command, was killed…
Joe Kent says Israel undermining Trump’s attempt at de-escalation in Iran
Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center who resigned last week over the Iran war, accused Israel on Monday of attempting to undermine President Trump’s attempts to de-escalate conflict with Iran. His comments follow Trump’s Monday decision to issue a five-day pause on…
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