Joe Kent Reveals All in First Interview Since Resigning as Trump’s Counterterrorism Director
Joe Kent on why we actually went to war with Iran.
Joe Kent is a former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and the President’s principal counterterrorism advisor, who served 20 years in the U.S. Army with 11 combat deployments fighting terrorist networks with the 75th Ranger Regiment, Army Special Forces, and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, earning six Bronze Stars. Joe is also a Gold Star husband whose first wife, Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, also served and was killed while fighting ISIS in Syria in 2019.
https://youtu.be/1cbw1utqzHg
Joe Kent on why we actually went to war with Iran.
Joe Kent is a former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and the President’s principal counterterrorism advisor, who served 20 years in the U.S. Army with 11 combat deployments fighting terrorist networks with the 75th Ranger Regiment, Army Special Forces, and U.S. Army Special Operations Command, earning six Bronze Stars. Joe is also a Gold Star husband whose first wife, Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent, also served and was killed while fighting ISIS in Syria in 2019.
https://youtu.be/1cbw1utqzHg
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Joe Kent Reveals All in First Interview Since Resigning as Trump’s Counterterrorism Director
Joe Kent on why we actually went to war with Iran.
Joe Kent is a former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and the President’s principal counterterrorism advisor, who served 20 years in the U.S. Army with 11 combat deployments fighting terrorist…
Joe Kent is a former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and the President’s principal counterterrorism advisor, who served 20 years in the U.S. Army with 11 combat deployments fighting terrorist…
We Won! (=Ground War!)
Thousands of Marines are heading to the Middle East for a vacation…
https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2026/03/20/us-send-another-2500-marines-ground-option-emerges-iran-war.html
Thousands of Marines are heading to the Middle East for a vacation…
https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2026/03/20/us-send-another-2500-marines-ground-option-emerges-iran-war.html
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Officially Denies Any Talks With Washington — And Says Trump Is Just Buying Time
Well, I cannot imagine any country ‘evil or not’ taking ‘negotiations’ seriously if the last time you were in negotiations with a country a cruise missile comes in and kills your country’s president/leader or whomever is in charge of the country during those ‘negotiations’. Anyone with a brain who is now the new leader would surely have second thoughts about future negotiations and have some trust issues with the country that killed the previous leader.
But the stock market is not yet fully run on AI and the human traders don’t wait to validate news quickly, but when they do I doubt it’ll be pretty.
Seriously doubt a deal will happen other than a ground war. But, who knows, maybe people are tired of war and the high price of oil.
https://www.businessupturn.com/world/irans-foreign-ministry-officially-denies-any-talks-with-washington-and-says-trump-is-just-buying-time/
Well, I cannot imagine any country ‘evil or not’ taking ‘negotiations’ seriously if the last time you were in negotiations with a country a cruise missile comes in and kills your country’s president/leader or whomever is in charge of the country during those ‘negotiations’. Anyone with a brain who is now the new leader would surely have second thoughts about future negotiations and have some trust issues with the country that killed the previous leader.
But the stock market is not yet fully run on AI and the human traders don’t wait to validate news quickly, but when they do I doubt it’ll be pretty.
Seriously doubt a deal will happen other than a ground war. But, who knows, maybe people are tired of war and the high price of oil.
https://www.businessupturn.com/world/irans-foreign-ministry-officially-denies-any-talks-with-washington-and-says-trump-is-just-buying-time/
Kharg Island - No Way Out?
Invade or Not Invade? The future of the world might hand in balance to this decision.
Looks like there are not many options to a settlement on the attacks on Iran. Israel and the U.S. attacked, and it appears the original goals failed. So, probably like Vietnam, this will become a mess. It is already is a mess. Even with cell phones, and especially will cell phones, there is no privacy so actual war destruction is hidden. But not always.
This will not be a movie poster war—it has real consequences. When humanity learns, it will change its way. Until then, ‘Trust In War, When Talk is Cheap, TM”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-weighs-deployment-elite-airborne-troops-hawks-push-kharg-island-takeover
Invade or Not Invade? The future of the world might hand in balance to this decision.
Looks like there are not many options to a settlement on the attacks on Iran. Israel and the U.S. attacked, and it appears the original goals failed. So, probably like Vietnam, this will become a mess. It is already is a mess. Even with cell phones, and especially will cell phones, there is no privacy so actual war destruction is hidden. But not always.
This will not be a movie poster war—it has real consequences. When humanity learns, it will change its way. Until then, ‘Trust In War, When Talk is Cheap, TM”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-weighs-deployment-elite-airborne-troops-hawks-push-kharg-island-takeover
The Choice
Attached is a framework for a peace settlement for the US, Israel and Iran. I gave a custom AI a bunch of data and parameters via a long discussion. I asked for it to be fair, verifiable and equitable—thus, probably every country will hate it, but I thought I’d just pass it along and see what folks think.
Attached is a framework for a peace settlement for the US, Israel and Iran. I gave a custom AI a bunch of data and parameters via a long discussion. I asked for it to be fair, verifiable and equitable—thus, probably every country will hate it, but I thought I’d just pass it along and see what folks think.
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The Choice
Attached is a framework for a peace settlement for the US, Israel and Iran. I gave a custom AI a bunch of data and parameters via a long discussion. I asked for it to be fair, verifiable and equitable—thus, probably every country will hate it, but I thought I’d just pass it along and see what folks think. This is the English version.
Attached is a framework for a peace settlement for the US, Israel and Iran. I gave a custom AI a bunch of data and parameters via a long discussion. I asked for it to be fair, verifiable and equitable—thus, probably every country will hate it, but I thought I’d just pass it along and see what folks think. This is the English version.
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In war, TRUTH is the first casualty
TV Script Below—
Spoiler Alert— It does not end well.
You have 48 hours or DESTRUCTION !!
@ 48 Hours
Ah, OK, we’ll DESTROY even MORE, but I’m giving you an extra 5 Days because you’re DESPERATE to TALK!
@5 Days
You had 48 hours, then 5 days and now that I’ve discovered you’re REALLY DESPERATE, we’ll let the 5 days pass without OBLITERATION (psst, have the Marines arrived yet?—oh, delays). OK, OK, the DESPERATE talks you are BEGGING ME EVERY day, well, I’ll give you 10 days instead because the missiles, err, I mean DESPERATE DISCUSSIONS, are starting to persuade me, and you are SO DESPERATE and COMPLETELY DESTROYED, so I’ll out of the kindness of my honest Gandhi like heart will now give you another 10 days.
@10 Days —Guess what happens at 10 days? I think folks will be surprised…
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
TV Script Below—
Spoiler Alert— It does not end well.
You have 48 hours or DESTRUCTION !!
@ 48 Hours
Ah, OK, we’ll DESTROY even MORE, but I’m giving you an extra 5 Days because you’re DESPERATE to TALK!
@5 Days
You had 48 hours, then 5 days and now that I’ve discovered you’re REALLY DESPERATE, we’ll let the 5 days pass without OBLITERATION (psst, have the Marines arrived yet?—oh, delays). OK, OK, the DESPERATE talks you are BEGGING ME EVERY day, well, I’ll give you 10 days instead because the missiles, err, I mean DESPERATE DISCUSSIONS, are starting to persuade me, and you are SO DESPERATE and COMPLETELY DESTROYED, so I’ll out of the kindness of my honest Gandhi like heart will now give you another 10 days.
@10 Days —Guess what happens at 10 days? I think folks will be surprised…
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
The Emperor is Naked and Talking to a Parrot
I wonder if this hard to find old quote from the end times of Rome has any relevance:
“The emperor has no clothes, but he has mastered the art of dressing up lies as wisdom.”
For some real news on the Iran War see the clip below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XelyhraVOD8
I wonder if this hard to find old quote from the end times of Rome has any relevance:
“The emperor has no clothes, but he has mastered the art of dressing up lies as wisdom.”
For some real news on the Iran War see the clip below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XelyhraVOD8
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Lawrence Wilkerson: Israel May Cease to Exist & Launch Nuclear Strike
Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State. Colonel Wilkerson discusses why the war against Iran could destroy Israel, and also the consequences if Iran develops a nuclear deterrent. …
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Trump ready to end Iran war(without reopening Hormuz, says report)
Well, since the U.S. chose to attack Iran (with Israel pushing the deal) with a first strike, and thus started the war, exiting and stopping the bombs from our side would be a good start towards peace. Unfortunately the neighborhood is in a bad state, thanks to our failed strategy. It appears that Israel wants to continue the war as does Iran. Honest historians will most likely not look at this war as helping the interests of Americans, but exiting appears to be the smartest strategy at this point. The damage is done, gas is at $4 a gallon and there is not much that can be done. War, if anything, will slowly teach humanity that there are usually better options. If the U.S. is using this rumor to sneak in a ground war, as a science fiction author, I predict that technology has changed to a point that ground wars are now long, slow and like the WW1 trench warfare. Ukraine is a great example. Even with advanced US technology, a ground war is not predicted to fix the mess.
It is time to move on, accept responsibility for the situation and move one toward building peace and prosperity no matter how hard this might seem.
https://www.thestatesman.com/world/trump-iran-war-hormuz-strait-exit-plan-1503576168.html
Well, since the U.S. chose to attack Iran (with Israel pushing the deal) with a first strike, and thus started the war, exiting and stopping the bombs from our side would be a good start towards peace. Unfortunately the neighborhood is in a bad state, thanks to our failed strategy. It appears that Israel wants to continue the war as does Iran. Honest historians will most likely not look at this war as helping the interests of Americans, but exiting appears to be the smartest strategy at this point. The damage is done, gas is at $4 a gallon and there is not much that can be done. War, if anything, will slowly teach humanity that there are usually better options. If the U.S. is using this rumor to sneak in a ground war, as a science fiction author, I predict that technology has changed to a point that ground wars are now long, slow and like the WW1 trench warfare. Ukraine is a great example. Even with advanced US technology, a ground war is not predicted to fix the mess.
It is time to move on, accept responsibility for the situation and move one toward building peace and prosperity no matter how hard this might seem.
https://www.thestatesman.com/world/trump-iran-war-hormuz-strait-exit-plan-1503576168.html
The Statesman
Trump ready to end Iran war without reopening Hormuz, says report; Asia, Europe to bear the brunt
Trump may end Iran war within weeks even if Hormuz stays closed, as US shifts focus to limited military goals and diplomacy.
China/Pakistan Peace Plan (it is great for PR, lol)
Iran Says 'Prepared To End War' If Security Guarantees Offered, But Still No Direct Negotiations - Just 'Messages'
President Pezeshkian: prepared to end war with guarantees against further attacks.
IRGC warns it will hit 18 US tech companies in region, says Siemens in Israel already attack
China, Pakistan issue broad five-point framework for peace (document below); France,
Italy begin to block airspace for Iran-related US ops
WarSec Hegseth saw "upcoming days will be decisive", strikes will continues without any deal - says "regime fragmenting"
President Trump signals off-ramp, tells world "go get your own oil", says Iran 'decimated'. Tells NYP the strait could 'automatically open'
Isfahan, home to much of Iran's enriched uranium and a sprawling 'missile city' - was pounded hard overnight by US 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ramp-imminent-trump-tells-world-go-get-your-own-oil-strait-after-decimating-iran
Iran Says 'Prepared To End War' If Security Guarantees Offered, But Still No Direct Negotiations - Just 'Messages'
President Pezeshkian: prepared to end war with guarantees against further attacks.
IRGC warns it will hit 18 US tech companies in region, says Siemens in Israel already attack
China, Pakistan issue broad five-point framework for peace (document below); France,
Italy begin to block airspace for Iran-related US ops
WarSec Hegseth saw "upcoming days will be decisive", strikes will continues without any deal - says "regime fragmenting"
President Trump signals off-ramp, tells world "go get your own oil", says Iran 'decimated'. Tells NYP the strait could 'automatically open'
Isfahan, home to much of Iran's enriched uranium and a sprawling 'missile city' - was pounded hard overnight by US 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/ramp-imminent-trump-tells-world-go-get-your-own-oil-strait-after-decimating-iran
China_Pakistan_Iran_War_Strategic_Analysis_Report.pdf
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Peace Process in Iran
Peace processes fail when they rely solely on intent rather than structure. The China–Pakistan initiative creates the appearance of alignment, but only a system-based framework can sustain it. Durable
stability requires both diplomatic simplicity and operational rigor—used in tandem, not isolation
Peace processes fail when they rely solely on intent rather than structure. The China–Pakistan initiative creates the appearance of alignment, but only a system-based framework can sustain it. Durable
stability requires both diplomatic simplicity and operational rigor—used in tandem, not isolation
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Oil Tankers Are Making Their Way Thru The Strait of Hormuz! Sea traffic is picking up?
Really? For whom?
(Sounds like all is well), then in the next second, the on-site Tel Aviv reporter states another oil tanker has been hit in the gulf with a ‘projectile’. Folks want to say things are getting better, and that Iran is being bullied into opening the strait, but the reality looks different. It appears Iran is letting their friends thru (which is unlikely to include the U.S. and its partners anytime soon) and is attacking others. The ‘big talks’ going on look to be ‘messages’ (are they text messages? Snail mail?) that Iran said is not negotiations. If Iran is telling the truth, and the escalation ladder truthfully does not favor the U.S., then we are in a big and costly quagmire or America lost the war. Either way, I predict a world wide depression. I hope I am wrong but this looks like a WW3 disaster that will put the world into an economic depression.
Really? For whom?
(Sounds like all is well), then in the next second, the on-site Tel Aviv reporter states another oil tanker has been hit in the gulf with a ‘projectile’. Folks want to say things are getting better, and that Iran is being bullied into opening the strait, but the reality looks different. It appears Iran is letting their friends thru (which is unlikely to include the U.S. and its partners anytime soon) and is attacking others. The ‘big talks’ going on look to be ‘messages’ (are they text messages? Snail mail?) that Iran said is not negotiations. If Iran is telling the truth, and the escalation ladder truthfully does not favor the U.S., then we are in a big and costly quagmire or America lost the war. Either way, I predict a world wide depression. I hope I am wrong but this looks like a WW3 disaster that will put the world into an economic depression.
Letter to American Public From Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
Teora Comments:
I think it is important to try and understand other people and civilizations, otherwise we live in a bubble, maybe even a bubble of lies. We should realize that a letter from the Iranian letter may include propaganda, as we should also realize our own government gives us propaganda. My only close knowledge of Iranians comes from going to a private international boarding school in Rhode Island, there we had 2 elite and well to do Iranian classmates. I found these individuals to be highly intelligent (one graduated 1 year early to attend the California Institute of Technology—his family knew the Shaw of Iran, or so I was told). In any case, these children were no different than the other intelligent children who went to this school. They understood world history and got along with people of all faiths.
As I got older and worked in banking and consulted to the government I recall seeing warnings about Iran and various sanctions. I never fully understood why the 2 countries could not work out a peace agreement.
Iranian President in article below:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1987606/read-the-full-text-of-iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkians-letter-to-americans
Teora Comments:
I think it is important to try and understand other people and civilizations, otherwise we live in a bubble, maybe even a bubble of lies. We should realize that a letter from the Iranian letter may include propaganda, as we should also realize our own government gives us propaganda. My only close knowledge of Iranians comes from going to a private international boarding school in Rhode Island, there we had 2 elite and well to do Iranian classmates. I found these individuals to be highly intelligent (one graduated 1 year early to attend the California Institute of Technology—his family knew the Shaw of Iran, or so I was told). In any case, these children were no different than the other intelligent children who went to this school. They understood world history and got along with people of all faiths.
As I got older and worked in banking and consulted to the government I recall seeing warnings about Iran and various sanctions. I never fully understood why the 2 countries could not work out a peace agreement.
Iranian President in article below:
https://www.dawn.com/news/1987606/read-the-full-text-of-iranian-president-masoud-pezeshkians-letter-to-americans
Dawn
Read the full text of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s letter to the American public
In the open letter, Pezeshkian has called on Americans to question the motives of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
Love Thru Peace—Not War
The U.S. and Iran Struck a Two-Week Truce. Now What?
The United States, Israel, and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire yesterday after nearly forty days of fighting. Pakistan helped mediate the ceasefire, which includes a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic. Both the United States and Iran hailed the step as a victory. Yet disagreements remain, as Israel refuted Pakistan’s claim that Lebanon was included in the agreement. U.S. Vice President JD Vance called the truce “fragile” today as some attacks continued in the region—while leaders from China, Europe, and Africa praised the announcement. Whether the temporary ceasefire will lead to a lasting peace settlement remains to be seen. Pakistan invited the United States and Iran to begin negotiations on Friday in Islamabad.
See story below (yes, I know the CFR has many issues but I found this article here to be filled with facts)
https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-and-iran-struck-a-two-week-truce-now-what
The U.S. and Iran Struck a Two-Week Truce. Now What?
The United States, Israel, and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire yesterday after nearly forty days of fighting. Pakistan helped mediate the ceasefire, which includes a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic. Both the United States and Iran hailed the step as a victory. Yet disagreements remain, as Israel refuted Pakistan’s claim that Lebanon was included in the agreement. U.S. Vice President JD Vance called the truce “fragile” today as some attacks continued in the region—while leaders from China, Europe, and Africa praised the announcement. Whether the temporary ceasefire will lead to a lasting peace settlement remains to be seen. Pakistan invited the United States and Iran to begin negotiations on Friday in Islamabad.
See story below (yes, I know the CFR has many issues but I found this article here to be filled with facts)
https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-u-s-and-iran-struck-a-two-week-truce-now-what
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Peace Architecture Mideast Analysis
The truce agreement proposals from Iran and the U.S. seem to be on opposite ends. I put a lot of data gathered in studying planet Earth and put this report together with an AI tool. Since this AI tool has a high probability of getting blown up (from missiles being sent into data centers) it along with the humans living on the planet was motivated in helping with this analysis. It might be too much for folks to read unless seriously interested in the details of the negotiations but it does give a potential solution to resolving the conflict. If you want to understand why a truce will be difficult to last long, read what’s required from all parties in the doc. I think it is more likely there will be years worth of war than a true peace, thousands of years of Earth’s history points in this direction—but who knows, maybe folks have finally gotten smart enough to live peace—let’s all pray for peace anyhow. Who knows.
The truce agreement proposals from Iran and the U.S. seem to be on opposite ends. I put a lot of data gathered in studying planet Earth and put this report together with an AI tool. Since this AI tool has a high probability of getting blown up (from missiles being sent into data centers) it along with the humans living on the planet was motivated in helping with this analysis. It might be too much for folks to read unless seriously interested in the details of the negotiations but it does give a potential solution to resolving the conflict. If you want to understand why a truce will be difficult to last long, read what’s required from all parties in the doc. I think it is more likely there will be years worth of war than a true peace, thousands of years of Earth’s history points in this direction—but who knows, maybe folks have finally gotten smart enough to live peace—let’s all pray for peace anyhow. Who knows.