U.S. Policy & Security Watch

Iran Conflict Leadership Rift

• 🔥 Joe Kent Resigns: Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned over opposition to the...

• Heightened threats to U.S. assets: Jerusalem Embassy issues March 18 security update, urging real-time alerts for rockets, missiles, armed UAVs.
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Internal rift exposed: Joe Kent, Trump's National Counterterrorism Center director, resigned Tuesday, unable to "in good conscience support the...

Key warnings from Samoa's 2019 outbreak echo in America's measles surge:

• Misinformation crippled vax rates, killing 80+ mostly kids after...

Key revelations from declassified intel:

• China infiltrated U.S. voter registration systems in multiple states for 2020 election opinion analysis.
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• Kent's dissent: Trump’s National Counterterrorism Center director quits, claiming Iran poses no imminent threat and war stems from Israel lobby...

Key takeaways from Eli Lake's Moynihan Report discussion on external pressures in US Middle East decisions:

• Examines claim Israel pulling US into...

• View from the region: Experts unpack Iran crisis framing in Arabic media (BBC Arabic, Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya) and regional expectations for...

Iran war forces Trump to scrap planned Beijing summit with Xi Jinping.

• Key delay: Conflict affects U.S. foreign policy priorities.
• China impact:...

Key update in Georgia crime case: Hannah Payne in court today appealing her murder conviction.

• Serving life for 2019 shooting of Kenneth Herring,...

• Trump issues severe warning to NATO allies over their Iran stance, calling recent military support a 'Very Foolish Mistake'
• Middle East tensions...

Major U.S. security breach exposed in 2020 elections:

• Chinese interference known early: National Intelligence Council assessment on April 7, 2020,...

Joe Kent Resigns Over Iran War

• 🔥 Top Counterterrorism Official Steps Down: Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned...

Global directive issued: State Dept orders immediate security reviews at all embassies due to Middle East spillover risks. Posts must report...

Trump admin rift deepens as top counterterrorism official Joe Kent quits over Iran war concerns:

• First major public dissent since hostilities...

FDD's Mark Dubowitz joins Fox News to discuss whether U.S.-Iran negotiations could happen as the regime remains in power – vital speculation on diplomatic off-ramps from a top national security voice.

Allied hesitancy mounts: Japan, Australia, Germany, France, UK, Norway, Spain refuse or hesitate on warships for Strait of Hormuz.

• EU pushback from...

Joe Kent, NCTC director since July 2025 and a Trump-aligned official, resigned protesting the Iran war, claiming no imminent threat and blaming Israel...

Key developments in this high-profile Georgia vehicular homicide:

• Oscar Vasquez Lopez's case bound over to Superior Court on Thursday.
• Truck data...

Top commanders update Congress on 2026 military posture in the Western Hemisphere:

• NORTHCOM's Gen. Guillot details homeland defense stance
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