Joe Kent, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned, citing claims that Israel pressured the U.S. into conflict with Iran. Kent's resignation follows controversial remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who initially suggested that Israel's stance on Iran compelled U.S. military action. Rubio later retracted his statement, while Trump denied that war with Iran was the U.S.'s original intention. In his resignation letter, Kent accused Israel of conducting a 'disinformation offensive' that undermined U.S. policy and incited war sentiment. Kent's decision was influenced by personal tragedy, as his wife was killed in a 2019 suicide bombing in Syria.