{"id":2581526,"date":"2026-03-18T20:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-kent-suggests-israel-fed-us-false-intel-to-lure-it-into-striking-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:48:14","slug":"joe-kent-suggests-israel-fed-us-false-intel-to-lure-it-into-striking-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-kent-suggests-israel-fed-us-false-intel-to-lure-it-into-striking-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Kent suggests Israel fed US false intel to lure it into striking Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-kent-suggests-israel-fed-us-false-intel-to-lure-it-into-striking-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581526&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Joe Kent,a former director of Donald Trump\u2019s National Counterterrorism Center,says Israeli talking points were \u201claundered\u201d through the media and policy circles and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >helped shape trump\u2019<\/a>s decision to take military action against Iran. Kent told Tucker Carlson after his resignation that there was no intelligence showing Iran posed an imminent threat,and described an \u201cecosystem of data\u201d sympathetic to the Israeli cause that influenced U.S. policy discussions. He claimed a very small circle of advisers briefed Trump, drawing on this ecosystem rather than solid intelligence. kent argued that Israel relies on the U.S. for action, and that the relationship is imbalanced. He also warned that the real domestic threat is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-hamas-terrorists-arrested-in-europe-for-planning-terror-attacks-reports\/\" title=\"Several Hamas terrorists apprehended in Europe for plotting terror attacks, according to reports\">lone actors inspired<\/a> by media, not Iranian sleeper cells, a notion he said originated within the administration. The piece also mentions his resignation and points to related Washington Examiner stories.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Joe Kent says Israeli talking points &lsquo;laundered&rsquo; through media informed Trump on Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2536540\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Joe Kent, former director of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> National Counterterrorism Center, said Wednesday that information on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> originating from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"219\">Israeli<\/a> officials and amplified through U.S. media and policy circles played a central role in shaping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s decision to carry out <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"266\">military<\/a> action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kent, speaking on the <em>Tucker Carlson Show<\/em> following his resignation on Tuesday, argued that there was no U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/intelligence\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1400\">intelligence<\/a> showing Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States and suggested U.S. action was influenced by &ldquo;an ecosystem of information&rdquo; tied to Israeli interests and bogus intelligence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4496534\/left-leaning-countries-dont-want-help-trump-guy-benson\/\">&#8216;Left-leaning&#8217; countries don&#8217;t want to be seen as &#8216;helping&#8217; Trump: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4493931\/vance-joe-kent-resignation-iran-war\/\">Vance knocks Joe Kent for going public with Iran war dissent in resignation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4495036\/trump-nato-complaints-iran-war-distaste-multilateralism\/\">Trump&#8217;s NATO complaints over Iran war underscore distaste for multilateralism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I know the Israeli officials, some in intelligence, some in government, will come to [U.S.] government officials, and they will say all kinds of things that we know from our intelligence just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-camp-unleashes-on-media-for-brazenly-lying-about-his-comments-on-georgia-school-shooting\/\" title=\"JD Vance Camp Unleashes on ... for &#039;Brazenly Lying&#039; About His Comments on Georgia School Shooting\">simply isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t true,&rdquo; Kent said, adding that there is an &ldquo;ecosystem of information that&rsquo;s laundered through a lot of prominent neoconservative types that are very sympathetic to the Israeli cause.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kent argued that this &ldquo;ecosystem&rdquo; helped shape the information reaching Trump, contributing to what he described as a gap between intelligence assessments and the justification for striking Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was no intelligence that showed they were on the cusp of building a nuclear weapon,&rdquo; Kent said, adding that Iran posed no imminent threat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He described Israeli officials and allied voices as promoting a narrative that Iran was an imminent threat that ultimately shifted U.S. policy discussions. He described a small group of advisers shaping the discussions that briefed Trump on the situation in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The circle &hellip; was very, very tight and very small,&rdquo; Kent said, adding they were &ldquo;getting their information from the ecosystem that I described.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Israel needed the U.S. to join forces in attacking Iran, Kent said, pointing to his larger distaste for a close relationship with the Jewish state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Israelis couldn&rsquo;t do any of this without us,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s where the relationship is just way off kilter.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2481\">Tucker Carlson <\/a>asked Kent about the homeland security implications of the attack on Iran, pointing toward the worry of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4489155\/trump-location-iranian-sleeper-cells-us\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4489155\">&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-attack-on-iran-was-putting-america-first\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Attack On ... Was Putting America First\">sleeper cells&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/a> inflicting violence in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Kent said the idea of covert Iranian spies in America is unlikely because the U.S. is adept at intercepting communications. He said the real danger is terrorists&rsquo; ability to inspire people already residing in the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The real threat, and most major terrorist organizations have kind of moved to this model, is the lone actors. It&rsquo;s inspiring people that are already in place by using the media,&rdquo; Kent said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kent said the idea of sleep cells likely came from inside the house.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4494051\/joe-kent-first-trump-administraion-official-resign-iran-war\/\"><strong>JOE KENT, TRUMP&rsquo;S COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTOR, BECOMES FIRST ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL TO RESIGN OVER IRAN WAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was an &hellip; intelligence product that we worked up on our own, I bet, and coordinated throughout the intelligence community,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump had previously said &ldquo;I guess&rdquo; when asked if Americans should be concerned about Iranian sleeper cells. He later said authorities know the location of most such spies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kent says Israeli messaging steered Trump on Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2581527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP24282841348448.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[76110,3823,4671,49757,36408],"class_list":["post-2581526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-false-intelligence","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-joe-kent","tag-us-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP24282841348448.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581530,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581526\/revisions\/2581530"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}