FBI probing US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war, reports say
The reported inquiry predates Joe Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counter-terrorism centerThe resignation of Joe Kent, a senior counter-terrorism official who spoke out against the US war in Iran, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday with a report that he is...
<p>The reported inquiry predates Joe Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counter-terrorism center</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/joe-kent-resigns-director-national-counterterrorism-center">resignation of Joe Kent</a>, a senior counter-terrorism official who spoke out against the US war in Iran, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday with a report that he is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over an alleged leak of classified information.</p><p>The inquiry predates Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counterterrorism center, where he had overseen the analysis of terrorist threats, according to<a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/03/18/2026/fbi-investigates-national-security-aide-who-resigned-over-war"> Semafor</a> and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-kent-trump-counterterrorism-iran-fbi-investigation-leak">CBS News</a>. The FBI declined to comment on the existence of any such investigation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/fbi-probing-counterterrorism-official-who-resigned-over-iran-war-reports-say">Continue reading...</a>
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