Clive Mason/Nathan Howard/Reuters The most senior Trump official to break with the administration over the Iran war has lifted the curtain on his dramatic resignation and what unfolded when he told President Donald Trump he was quitting. Joe Kent resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center on Tuesday, saying he could not continue his job “in good conscience” due to the president’s war with Iran. It later emerged that Kent met with Vice President JD Vance and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard the day before going public with his resignation, and that Vance encouraged him to meet with Trump before making a final decision. Read more at The Daily Beast.