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Trump Insider EXPOSES Israel In EXPLOSIVE Tucker Carlson Interview

Novara Media · Novara Media · · 12 min read
Commentary by Brian Edwards

A former US counterterrorism chief just blew apart the rationale for war with Iran. Joe Kent resigned in protest this week, and in a bombshell Tucker Carlson interview, he laid out something that should alarm anyone paying attention: there was no intelligence showing an imminent threat from Iran. None whatsoever.

The Resignation That Shocked Washington

Joe Kent served as head of the National Counterterrorism Center, the post-9/11 agency designed to coordinate intelligence across the CIA, FBI, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security. He knew America's intelligence apparatus at its highest levels. His resignation letter was direct: Iran posed no immediate threat to the United States.

But Kent went further in the Carlson interview. He accused Israeli officials of deliberately manipulating US policy by feeding false intelligence directly to American policymakers outside normal channels.

"Israeli officials would come to US government officials and say, 'Hey, I'm giving you a preview. It's not in intelligence channels yet, but here's what's going to happen.' And that doesn't usually come through proper channels."

This is extraordinary. The suggestion is that Israeli officials short-circuited the entire US intelligence apparatus—not just passing information, but actively shaping policy decisions based on claims they acknowledged weren't verified.

How the Narrative Was Manufactured

Kent described a systematic process: Israeli officials would float different narratives until one stuck. The claim that Iran was "on the cusp of building a nuclear weapon" became the foundation for preemptive war justification. Then media figures—specifically Sean Hannity and others on Fox News—would repeat the exact same talking points. Wall Street Journal and New York Times pieces followed suit.

The result: negotiations collapsed. Iran had agreed to terms that included no enrichment as a starting point, but Israeli pressure moved that red line to "no enrichment"—a position with no basis in actual intelligence.

Kent noted this pattern worked because presidents Trump and Biden were heavily influenced by what they saw on television.

Two Senior Intelligence Officials Agree

Kent isn't alone. Tulsi Gabbard, former Director of US National Intelligence, appeared before Congress yesterday. She confirmed that Operation Midnight Hammer—last June's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities—obliterated Iran's nuclear enrichment program entirely. Trump himself stated the same thing: Iran's nuclear program "didn't exist anymore."

This means two very senior intelligence officials are now publicly stating there was no justification for war.

The Political Calculus

The political landscape is shifting against the administration. A war with Iran costs roughly $200 billion and is hugely unpopular with the American public. Midterms in November have the House in play—Democrats currently trail by only five seats, making a flip possible. If Democrats win the House, Trump faces what Americans call a lame-duck presidency, severely limiting his ability to get things done through executive orders.

The Assassination Question

The conversation took an even darker turn when Kent referenced Charlie Kirk, a close Trump adviser who advocated against war with Iran and was publicly assassinated in Utah. Kent claims there are unanswered questions—text messages show Kirk was under pressure from pro-Israel donors.

"It's a data point that we need to look into."

Kent says the FBI stopped the investigation, redirecting it to Utah state authorities. He describes this as unusual for a high-profile political assassination.

Critics might note that Kent himself is a Trump appointee with a checkered history of conspiracy theory involvement. The claims about Israeli assassination lack any evidence—reasonable observers would call them speculation at best.

Bottom Line

This interview reveals something genuinely disturbing: the justifications for war with Iran appear to have been manufactured through a combination of unverified intelligence fed directly by Israeli officials and amplified by media outlets. That's significant because it suggests policy decisions were made on false pretenses. The political environment is turning hostile—war costs money, public opinion is against it, and now two senior intelligence figures confirm the threat didn't exist. What happens next is unclear, but the administration faces a serious credibility crisis on Iran.

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Transcript excerpt on Novara Media

Joe Kent is the former US head of counterterrorism who resigned this week in protest at the Iran war. He posted a dramatic resignation letter in which he said Iran posed no immediate threat to the United States and that the US had been dragged into the war by Israel. And he's now expanded on those claims in an interview with Tucker Carlson. >> And just to be clear, there was no intelligence that showed an imminent threat.

There was no intelligence that showed they on the cusp of building a nuclear weapon. There was no intelligence indeed that showed they were trying to build a nuclear weapon. And nobody you know said I've seen it but you haven't. It exists but you just haven't seen it.

Did you ever hear anybody say there is intel that shows this? >> I did not know but but I know how this works. I know the Israeli officials some in intelligence, some in government will come to US government officials and they will say all kinds of things that we we know from our intelligence just simply isn't true. Um and they'll say, "Hey, I'm giving you a preview.

It's not in intelligence channels yet, but here's what's going to happen." And that doesn't usually come to >> wait a second. I mean, I thought that US policy makers made their decisions on the basis of intelligence collected and/or vetted by our intelligence. That's why we have intelligence agencies that soak up hundreds of billions a year. But you're saying that Israeli officials shortcircuited the entire US government and just went right to American policy makers and said, "It doesn't matter what your country says, here's what we know." Is that what you're saying?

I mean, usually they're they're they're pretty slick and and they'll say, "Hey, this isn't in the intelligence channels yet." Because it's it's going to take some time to get there. >> Um, and here they're on the cusp of building a bomb. You know, they're they're going to >> I don't know, you pick your topic. A lot of times they'll sample different things until they find what sticks.

But in in general, the narrative about, you know, they're going to do a preemptive attack or really just they're going to build a nuclear weapon and and if we don't stop them now, they're going to build ...

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