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National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
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Joe Kent, a close aide to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, cited deliberate Israeli "misinformation" and lies to President Donald Trump about a "swift path to victory."
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Trump said that he always thought former top counterterrorism official Joe Kent was "very weak on security" after Kent resigned Tuesday morning.
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After President Trump said he needed to postpone his meeting in Beijing with Xi Jinping, a spokesman for China said officials were still discussing the timing of a meeting.
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Ali Larijani, Iran's top national security official and one of the regime's most powerful figures, was killed in overnight strikes, Israel said Tuesday.
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The death of Iran's top national security official has ignited concern about the country's future.
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Mr. Kent is the first Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict. He said pressure from Israel had pushed the president into war against Iran.
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On Monday Cuba was plunged into an island-wide blackout affecting 11 million people after a "complete disconnection" of its electrical system, officials said, amid a worsening fuel shortage.
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