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US counterterrorism chief resigns over opposition to Iran war

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Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Kent. [Photo/wikipedia]

The director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, Joseph Kent, resigned Tuesday, citing his opposition to the ongoing US war in Iran, Anadolu reports.

“I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent wrote in a letter shared on the US social media platform X.

He argued that Iran posed no imminent threat to the US and claimed the conflict was initiated under external pressure.

Kent, a veteran who said he deployed to combat 11 times, also referenced personal loss, describing himself as a “Gold Star husband” whose wife was killed in a previous war.

“I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives,” he wrote.

READ: Trump advisers express regret over Iran war planning: Axios report

He further criticized Israeli officials and some American media figures, accusing them of misleading the administration and drawing parallels with the Iraq war.

“… The same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again.”

Addressing President Donald Trump directly, Kent urged him to change course.

“You can reverse course and chart a new path for our nation, or you can allow us to slip further toward decline and chaos,” he wrote. “You hold the cards.”

READ: US-Israeli actions ‘have no basis under international law,’ says Scottish leader

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Israel shocked by Hezbollah capabilities amid fears of prolonged war

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Firefighters work where rockets fired by Hezbollah reportedly struck several locations in Nahariya, Israel’s northern Galilee region, on March 16, 2026. [Samir Abdalhade – Anadolu Agency]

Signs of growing shock within Israeli political and military circles are emerging over Hezbollah’s military capabilities, with officials acknowledging that previous intelligence assessments may have significantly underestimated the group’s strength.

The reassessment follows Hezbollah’s forceful entry into the confrontation alongside the ongoing regional war involving Iran, prompting concerns in Israel about the prospect of a prolonged war of attrition.

According to Hebrew media reports and analysis, earlier Israeli evaluations suggested that Hezbollah’s capabilities had weakened, particularly after disruptions to supply lines linked to developments in Syria.

However, recent battlefield developments appear to have contradicted those assumptions.

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Momen Miqdad, a researcher specialising in Israeli affairs, said a state of surprise now prevails within the Israeli establishment, particularly given Hezbollah’s military performance after months of relative silence.

“Hezbollah maintained silence despite Israeli strikes and assassinations targeting its members in southern Lebanon, which gave the occupation the false impression that its capabilities had declined,” he said.

Miqdad added that Israeli media outlets, including Channel 12, had previously reported intelligence assessments indicating that Hezbollah had become weaker than in previous years.

“These assessments have now been proven inaccurate by developments on the ground,” he said.

The shift in perception has raised concerns within Israel about the scale of Hezbollah’s preparedness and the potential for an extended and costly confrontation along the northern front.

READ: Hezbollah says it struck Israeli military communications station in Ella Valley

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Tehran warns US against attacks on Kharg Island oil facilities

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A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, in the Persian Gulf on March 12, 2017. [Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency]

Tehran has warned the United States that it will respond if there are any new attacks on its oil facilities on Kharg Island, Iranian Armed Forces spokesman Abu al-Fazl Shekarchi told Tasnim News Agency on Monday.

Shekarchi said Iran would destroy all oil and gas facilities of any country involved in such attacks.

On Saturday, US forces struck around 90 Iranian military targets on the island, a key hub for Iran’s oil exports, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

US President Donald Trump also warned that any interference with shipping through the Strait of Hormuz would lead to action against Iran’s oil infrastructure on the island.

READ: Pezeshkian sets terms for ceasefire talks

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‘British officials knowingly hid the truth’

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 Jeremy Corbyn addresses campaigners from the Palestine Solidarity Campaign taking part in a protest outside Downing Street, London, to oppose the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog, September 9, 2025

Tribunal says ministers should face ICC investigation for failing to prevent genocide in Gaza

MINISTERS should face investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for failing to prevent a genocide in Gaza, Jeremy Corbyn’s Gaza Tribunal has said.

The former Labour leader predicted that the landmark investigation will have a profound impact on the US and its allies’ wars in the Middle East as its 112-page final report was released today.

He hailed the report as “our weapon” for peace, accountability and to let the Establishment “know we are watching them.”

The tribunal calls for a full investigation by the ICC into Britain’s actions in response to the conflict, as well as an independent public inquiry into any co-operation between Britain and Israel since October 2023.

It accuses the government of failing to prevent genocide in Gaza and says that Britain was complicit in Israel’s actions that a UN commission said had constituted a genocide last year.

At least 70,000 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict began but some experts believe the true death toll is much higher.

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Mr Corbyn, who is now Your Party’s parliamentary leader, added: “What it means for the Labour Party is they have got to recognise that a Labour government has been complicit in wholly illegal activities: in the bombardment and acts of genocide against the people of Palestine.

“They’ve got to get real with this.”

The Gaza tribunal took evidence from lawyers, medical professionals, former Foreign Office officials and Palestinians over a series of hearings in September.

It focused largely on whether Britain should have done more to end its co-operation with Israel to avoid being accused of failing to meet its duty to prevent a genocide.

Its findings are expected to add to Labour’s woes in the upcoming May local elections by seeing it lose further support to the Greens and Your Party over not doing enough to back the Palestinian cause.

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‘Politicians are in a race to the bottom’

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 Liberal Democrat Leader Sir Ed Davey speaking during the Liberal Democrats spring conference in York, March 15, 2026

Anti-war campaigners slam Lib Dem leader’s calls for Britain to build its own nuclear deterrent

ANTI-WAR campaigners hit back today at Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey’s calls for Britain to build its own nuclear deterrent, warning his plans were “a disaster” that would provoke further wars.

Peace activists slammed the proposals saying the hundreds of billions needed to build such an arsenal would mean deep cuts to public services and would “drive up poverty and social deprivation.”

Sir Ed’s comments come amid renewed scrutiny over the so-called special relationship with the US as Britain risks being dragged further into the war in the Middle East.

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