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  "path": "/2026/03/17/us-counterterrorism-chief-resigns-over-iran-war?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T22:31:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Joe Kent, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday with immediate effect, saying he could not support Washington’s war against Iran in what became the first high-level public break inside Donald Trump’s national security apparatus since the offensive began. Kent said Tehran had posed no “imminent threat” to the United States.",
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