Joe Kent Resignation: White House says Joe Kent was not involved in Iran operation talks, reaffirms Donald Trump’s confidence in Tulsi Gabbard

Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, defended the administration's decision to launch military strikes against Iran, stating that President Donald Trump had "strong and compelling evidence" of an imminent threat. Leavitt emphasized that Trump would never act in a vacuum and that intelligence from multiple sources supported the president's decision. Joe Kent, former National Counterterrorism Center chief, resigned over his disagreement with the administration's rationale for the war, claiming Iran posed no imminent threat. Kent's resignation has intensified scrutiny of the intelligence behind the operation as lawmakers prepare to question top intelligence officials at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.