{"id":327079,"date":"2026-03-18T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/panel-is-joe-kent-right-that-iran-posed-no-imminent-threat\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:00:06","slug":"panel-is-joe-kent-right-that-iran-posed-no-imminent-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/panel-is-joe-kent-right-that-iran-posed-no-imminent-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel: Is Joe Kent right that &#8216;Iran posed no imminent threat&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ac7k8PjhSdU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Panel: Is Joe Kent right that 'Iran posed no imminent threat'?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ac7k8PjhSdU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A senior US intelligence official appointed by President Donald Trump abruptly announced he is stepping down from his post on Tuesday, citing misgivings about the administration\u2019s war with Iran. Joe Kent, who had been serving as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, posted his resignation letter on X, contradicting the administration\u2019s basis for launching the war and imploring Trump to end it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,\u201d Kent wrote in the letter. \u201cIran 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Impact of Joe Kent\u2019s resignation<br \/>\n0:41 Joe Kent\u2019s plans after leaving office<br \/>\n2:28 Why did Trump appoint Joe Kent to an intelligence role?<br \/>\n4:16 Joe Kent&#8217;s understanding of MAGA&#8217;s internal fissures<br \/>\n5:55 \u00a0Did Iran pose an imminent threat?<br \/>\n10:58 How much Trump sold the war to his base<br \/>\n12:07 Parallels to the Marjorie Taylor Greene split<br \/>\n12:58 &#8216;Are we supposed to wait for Iran to get a nuclear weapon?&#8217;<br \/>\n15:26 Democrats focus on the message, not the person<\/p>\n<p>Watch more CNN here: https:\/\/cnn.it\/4kh5RPe<\/p>\n<p>#Iran #Trump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior US intelligence official appointed by President Donald Trump abruptly announced he is stepping down from his post on Tuesday, citing misgivings about the administration\u2019s war with Iran. 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