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Trump intel chief Tulsi Gabbard and CIA’s Ratcliffe contradict key missile-strike justification for Iran war: Recap

Thursday’s hearing comes a day after the Director of National Intelligence testified before the Senate, alongside CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI chief Kash Patel

The Independent UK

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

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Uncertainty shrouds key surveillance authority renewal in House

House lawmakers who met with Trump administration officials Wednesday on Capitol Hill emerged with no clear consensus, with some still undecided over whether to reauthorize a powerful surveillance authority without adding more privacy guardrails. The administration, according to lawmakers, has said it wants Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance…

Roll Call

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.

Reason

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.

The Times of India

Tulsi Gabbard declines to say whether there was an ‘imminent nuclear threat’ posed by Iran: Live

Gabbard’s written opening statement claimed Iran’s nuclear enrichment program was ‘obliterated’ last year

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Who Is Joe Kent, the Official Trump Branded 'Weak on Security' After Resigning?

Joe Kent resigns as Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre, opposing the Iran conflict and challenging Trump's security stance. Explore the implications for US security and international relations.

International Business Times UK

Top US intelligence officials set to testify about Iran war, threats confronting the homeland

Top Trump national security officials will face tough questions in Congress about the war in Iran and the FBI’s ability to stop attacks at home

The Independent UK

Trump's Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Resigns Over War With Iran

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday in protest over President Donald Trump's war with Iran.

International Business Times

Who is Joe Kent? Meet the Green Beret, MAGA loyalist, and former political candidate who quit over Iran

Joe Kent, a Green Beret Army special forces officer who ran for Congress, has a personal reason for his anti-interventionist views on the war between the U.S., Israel, and Iran.

Fortune

Top US counter-terrorism official Joe Kent resigns in protest against Iran war

As head of the National Counterterrorism Center, Kent was in charge of an agency tasked with analysing and detecting terrorist threats.

Euronews

‘Good thing that he’s out’: Donald Trump says Joe Kent was ‘weak on security’ after counterterrorism chief quits over Iran War

US President Trump welcomed the resignation of NCTC director Joe Kent, calling him "very weak on security" after Kent protested the Iran war. Kent stated Iran posed no imminent threat, attributing the conflict to Israeli pressure. Republicans defended the strikes, while Democrats sided with Kent, highlighting internal dissent amid heightened…

The Times of India

Who is Joe Kent? Trump’s counterterrorism chief resigns amid US‑Iran war

A senior US counterterrorism official has resigned in protest against the Trump administration’s handling of the war with Iran, becoming the most senior figure to break ranks amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

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Who is Joe Kent? The Trump counterterrorism official resigning over Iran war

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Trump’s counterterrorism chief, whose own wife was killed by ISIS, quits over Iran War saying Tehran posed ‘no imminent threat’

Ex-Green Beret is first Trump administration official to quit over Iran war

The Conversation

Going nuclear? Why a growing number of Washington’s allies are eyeing an alternative to US umbrella

Canadians are openly discussing the merits and risks of pursuing a nuclear weapon. Europeans are similarly considering a nuclear deterrent for the bloc. In South Korea, public support for a nuclear weapon is at its highest level on record, and even in Japan some politicians are talking about the once-taboo…

The Conversation

Iran war shows how AI speeds up military ‘kill chains’

The US-Israel war on Iran has been described as “the first AI war”. But recent deployments of artificial intelligence are, in fact, the latest in a long history of technological developments that prize a need for speed in the military “kill chain”.

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The Guardian - US

Trump relied on unverified intelligence to blame Iran for deadly school strike

Exclusive: Early US assessment suggesting missile was Iranian was almost immediately dismissed, sources say

Latin Times

Former Chevron Executive Reportedly Warned CIA That Forceful Regime Change In Venezuela Could Result in 'Another Iraq'

Ali Moshiri, a longtime Chevron executive who oversaw the company's operations in Venezuela, warned the CIA that attempting to replace the country's leadership with the democratic opposition could produce instability similar to the aftermath of the Iraq war, according to a new report.

The Guardian - US

Tucker Carlson expresses fear that he may face federal charges for talking to Iranians

Carlson in video claims the CIA is preparing a ‘crime report’ against him and alleges US agencies have read his texts

International Business Times UK

Mother Caught With 14kg Cocaine at Airport, Son Found to Be 'Mastermind'

Mother caught with 14kg of cocaine at Manchester Airport jailed alongside her son, who investigators say masterminded the £294,000 drug smuggling plot.

Latin Times

Journalist Rejects Claim That Trump Used Tucker Carlson To Trick Iranian Regime Into Thinking U.S. Wouldn't Attack

Axios journalist Marc Caputo rejected speculation online that the Trump administration used right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson to trick the Iranian regime into thinking that a U.S. attack was not imminent.

Reason

Strait Outta Commission

Plus: Tucker Carlson says the CIA is after him, and Reason mourns the loss of longtime staffer Brian Doherty.

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson claims CIA is building foreign agent case against him

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