Ex-counterterrorism official Joe Kent endorses GOP Senate primary challenger as Trump backs Lindsey Graham

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent endorsed South Carolina U.S. Senate primary candidate Mark Lynch, calling incumbent GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham a “war hawk, neocon.” South Carolinians who would like to “stop sending billions of dollars overseas” and “stop us from getting entangled in endless foreign … Read more

Ex-counterterrorism chief warns of ‘major problem’ that could force US ‘back into the war on Iran’s terms’

Bill Hemmer explains Iran’s claims in Strait of Hormuz amid new strikes Bill Hemmer provides a detailed breakdown of escalating tensions in the Middle East. He explains Iran’s territorial claims in the critical Strait of Hormuz and outlines recent US military actions in response to Iranian aggression, including drone interceptions by Kuwaiti forces. Hemmer also … Read more

US intel community agreed before war ‘Iran wasn’t developing a nuclear weapon’: ex-counterterrorism chief

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent asserted in a post on X that prior to the start of the Iran war, the U.S. intelligence community agreed that the Islamic Republic was not developing a nuclear weapon. “One of the many tragedies of this war is that … Read more

Ex-counterterrorism chief says Trump must restrain Israel before he can declare victory in Iran

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent — who quit his government role last month over his opposition to the Iran war — suggested in a Wednesday night post on X that President Donald Trump will only be able to declare victory in Iran if he “restrains” … Read more

Watch: Ratcliffe says he disagrees with ex-counterterrorism official Joe Kent about Iran war

CIA Director John Ratcliffe told GOP Sen. John Cornyn that he disagreed with Joe Kent, who resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the Iran war. Ratcliffe said he believed Iran “has been a constant threat to the United States for an extended period of time and posed an immediate threat at … Read more