[U.S. National Counterterrorism Center Director Resigns Over Iran War, Claims U.S. Dragged Into Conflict by Israel] BlockBeats News, March 17: Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation, becoming the first senior official in the Trump administration to step down due to the Iran war. In an open letter, Kent stated that Iran does not pose an 'imminent threat' to the United States and accused Israeli officials and certain media outlets of spreading false information, dragging the U.S. into a Middle Eastern war. He claimed the current situation deviates from Trump's proposed 'America First' foreign policy. Kent previously served as a senior advisor to Tulsi Gabbard and has extensive experience serving in Middle Eastern war zones. In his resignation letter, he expressed opposition to the U.S. being drawn into another prolonged conflict similar to the Iraq War and called for a reassessment of U.S. war policy toward Iran.