Washington, March 18 (IANS) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard defended President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran, after National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Joe Kent resigned in protest, marking the first high-level exit from the administration over the war.Donald Trump “was overwhelmingly elected by the American people to be our President and Commander in Chief,” Gabbard said.“As our Commander in Chief, he is responsible for determining what is and is no…
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Washington, March 17 (IANS) The White House on Tuesday forcefully rejected claims by outgoing National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Joe Kent that Iran posed no imminent threat, even as his resignation marked the first high-level exit from the Trump administration in protest against the war. “There are many false claims in this letter, but let me address one specifically: that ‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation,’” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.“This is…