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Intelligence official's resignation raises new questions about Iran war

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The resignation of a top intelligence official is raising questions about why the U.S. entered the war with Iran.

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday in protest over the war, writing in a letter to President Trump that Iran posed "no imminent threat" to the U.S.

Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey joins host Scott Tong to discuss the latest.

This segment aired on March 18, 2026.

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