3/19/26 Joe Kent on How Israel Drove Trump Towards an Unnecessary War with Iran

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Scott interviews Joe Kent about Israeli influence on US policy towards Iran and his resignation from the National Counterterrorism Center.

Download Audio. Scott interviews Joe Kent, the former director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, about what drove him to resign. Kent explains how he saw the Israelis mislead Trump about an Iranian nuclear threat and the supposed fragility of the regime. He also backs up some of the widely attacked claims in his resignation letter about Israeli involvement in getting the US into previous wars in the region, reflects on what the real goals of the Israeli government are with this war, sheds light on Scott’s concerns about significant blowback terrorism in the US and more. Discussed on the show: Kent’s letter of resignation Joe Kent is a retired Army Special Forces soldier who served as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center in Trump’s second term until he resigned in 2026 over the war with Iran. Follow him on Twitter @joekent16jan19 Audio cleaned up with the Podsworth app: https://podsworth.com Use code HORTON50 for 50% off your first order at Podsworth.com to clean up your voice recordings, sound like a pro, and also support the Scott Horton Show! For more on Scott’s work: Check out The Libertarian Institute: https://www.libertarianinstitute.org Check…

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Host: Scott Horton

Guest: Joe Kent

Topics covered

• US foreign policy
• Iran
• Israel
• Trump administration
• counterterrorism
• military intervention

Keywords

• Joe Kent
• Israel
• Trump
• Iran
• war
• counterterrorism
• resignation
• blowback terrorism

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Organizations: US National Counterterrorism Center, The Libertarian Institute

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