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FBI probes ex-US counterterror chief Joe Kent for allegedly leaking classified information after resigning over Iran war

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating Joe Kent, a former top US intelligence official, over an alleged leak of classified information.

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FBI investigating Joe Kent days after resigning over Iran war

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Joe Kent claims that Charlie Kirk warned him against ‘getting into Iran war’

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Joe Kent claims Charlie Kirk warned him about Iran in final conversation

Joe Kent claimed that Charlie Kirk warned him about “getting into a war with Iran” during the pair’s final conversation.

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Former counterterrorism chief says he was blocked from investigating Charlie Kirk’s killing

Joe Kent says that Charlie Kirk warned him to ‘stop us from getting into a war with Iran’ in their final conversation

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Joe Kent Recalls Charlie Kirk Urging 'Stop Us From Getting Into a War with Iran' Amid Ongoing Trump-Era Iran Tensions

Former US counterterrorism official Joe Kent recounts a significant encounter with Charlie Kirk, highlighting Kirk's plea to prevent a war with Iran before his reported death.

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'No intel on Iran sneak attack, Khamenei was moderating nuclear programme': Trump ex-aide Joe Kent's big claims after exit

Former Trump aide Joe Kent claims Iran wasn't close to nuclear power and that the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei moderated the program. Kent also asserted Israel drew the US into the recent conflict, contradicting official "imminent threat" justifications. His resignation and subsequent FBI probe into classified leaks highlight deep divisions.

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FBI investigating US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war, reports say

Reported inquiry predates Joe Kent’s departure from his post as director of the national counter-terrorism center

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Trump’s former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent under FBI investigation for sharing classified information: reports

Reports of the investigation come one day after Kent resigned from his post over opposition to the war in Iran

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FBI investigates ex-U.S. Counterterrorism Center head Joe Kent for alleged leaks

"He left quite an online paper trail and he has been monitored for months," one source familiar told Axios.

Axios

FBI investigating whether departed counterterrorism official leaked classified info, AP source says

The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his position as a top counterterrorism official this week in protest of the Iran war, improperly shared classified information

The Independent UK

Former Trump official says Tehran was nowhere close to developing nuclear weapon

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Pentagon denies Pete Hegseth was chewing gum after he’s filmed munching ahead of dignified transfer of dead troops

The president was criticized for wearing a baseball cap to a previous ceremony

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Tulsi Gabbard stuns senator by saying it’s not her job to ‘determine what is ... an imminent threat’ to the US

The Trump administration has offered varying explanations for what prompted its war with Iran

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Trump’s former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent blames Israel for war with Iran and claims Tehran was not on verge of having nukes

‘We had no intelligence to indicate’ Iran was working on developing a nuclear bomb, Kent told Tucker Carlson

The Mary Sue

The National Counterterrorism Center’s Director just sent a powerful message about Donald Trump’s Iran war

Joseph Kent, Trump’s handpicked Director for the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned. The former director does not support the United States’ choice to go to war. It seems that Trump’s MAGA coalition is divided when it comes to Iran.

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Director of Counter-terrorism abruptly resigns, after alleging the Iran war was ‘manufactured’

Joe Kent, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, has officially stepped down over the US and Israeli war on Iran, making him the first senior official to openly break ranks with the White House on the conflict. Kent announced his resignation on X in a letter to President Donald…

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White House aides were blindsided by Joe Kent posting his shock resignation letter online: report

Joe Kent’s resignation letter had been viewed at least 92 million times on X

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Joe Kent Is the First Iran War Crack in the Trump Admin

The top intelligence official resigned because there was no “imminent threat” from Iran and blamed Israel for starting the war.

Axios

Gabbard defers to Trump when asked if Iran posed "imminent threat"

The resignation of a top aide intensified the spotlight on Gabbard.

The Guardian - US

The US right wing can forgive Trump for anything – except his deeply unpopular war

Iran war has split some Maga conservatives from Trump and alienated young voters. What will it mean in the midterms?

The Independent UK

Bongino slams Joe Kent’s claim Iran posed ‘no imminent threat’ to US

Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has slammed National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent’s claim that Iran posed “no imminent threat”.

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More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds

A new study says the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll is much higher than official counts, and that there were disparities in which deaths were missing from those tallies

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US intelligence chief says Iran not rebuilding nuclear programme, undercutting Donald Trump’s war rationale

US intelligence indicates Iran has not rebuilt nuclear enrichment capacity post-strikes, contradicting President Trump's war justification. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's testimony revealed no efforts to restore capability, despite Trump's claims of an imminent threat. This finding fuels Democratic pressure regarding the administration's rationale for the ongoing conflict.

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Seth Meyers on Trump’s Nato about-face: ‘This is just how Donald Trump does friendship’

Late-night hosts discuss Donald Trump’s rejection by Nato for help with the strait of Hormuz and the resignation of a top counterterrorism official over his war in Iran

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