Iran strikes Israel overnight, Trump faces fallout of Joe Kent's resignation

Iran launched overnight retaliatory strikes against Israel as the conflict continues to escalate. The Trump administration is simultaneously grappling with the resignation of Joe Kent, its director of the National Counterterrorism Center, adding to internal pressures during a period of heightened regional tension. Kent's departure creates a leadership gap at a critical counterterrorism post at a moment when the Middle East crisis demands sustained senior-level attention. The dual developments—military escalation abroad and personnel turbulence at home—test the administration's capacity to manage both the immediate security threat and its national security apparatus.