Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday opposing the Iran war, claiming Israel pressured President Trump into conflict. The first Trump administration official to quit over the war, Kent cited no imminent threat from Iran and accused Israeli officials of manipulating U.S. policy.

Kent's resignation exposes growing fissures in Trump's coalition. As a close ally of Tucker Carlson and adviser to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, his departure signals significant policy divisions. His controversial views include claims that Israeli officials drew America into the conflict.

The resignation comes as Kent faces criticism for conspiracy theories about Jan. 6 and remarks on Israel. Representative Don Bacon called his views "anti-Semitism." Kent, an Iraq war veteran whose wife died in Syria, warned against repeating the mistakes that led to the 2003 Iraq invasion.