FBI opens investigation into counterterror chief who resigned over Iran war

FBI opens investigation into counterterror chief who resigned over Iran war Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Thu, 03/19/2026 - 11:44 Joseph Kent said Iran posed ‘no imminent threat’ and blamed ‘pressure from Israel’ for Trump’s war Joseph Kent, as director of the National Counterterrorism Center, testifies before the House Committee on Homeland Security in Washington DC on 11 December 2025 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP) Off The FBI has opened an investigation into a senior US counterterrorism official who recen