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The director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, has announced his resignation, saying he “ 

cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran

. Kent said on social media that Iran “posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”

Earlier Tuesday, Israel’s defense minister said the 

Israeli military killed top Iranian security official

. The Israeli military also announced it killed Gholam Reza Soleimani, the head of 

the Revolutionary Guard’s all-volunteer Basij force

Gulf Arab nations came under renewed missile and drone fire Tuesday from Iran, which has been targeting regional 

 and vowed not to relinquish its stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Israel also launched new strikes on Iran and 

The war has killed at least 1,300 people in Iran, more than 880 in Lebanon and 12 in Israel, according to officials in those countries. The U.S. military says 13 U.S. service members have been killed and about 200 wounded.

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The director of the National Counterterrorism Center has announced his resignation, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war in Iran.

Top U.S. counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigns over Iran war

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