2026-03-18
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One of the Trump's administration's top officials resigned in protest against the Iran war.
Joe Kent, who served as the National Counterterrorism Chief,
said in his resignation letter that he could not support sending the next generation off to fight and die
in a pointless war, as Iran posed no imminent threat to America.
He blamed Donald Trump's involvement on pressure from Israel.
Iranian state media confirmed that Israel killed Ali Larajani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council,
as well as Ola Reza Salamani.
Head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Basij Militia, Mr.
LaRajani was the most public face of the regime and had been running the nuclear negotiations with America.
Mr.
Trump said he no longer needed help from NATO allies in his Iran war.
Several countries ruled out participation, including Germany, Italy, Spain, and Canada.
Russia signalled it was prepared to back Cuba after Mr.
Trump said he would be, quote, taking the island in some form.