Joe Kent Says Trump Could Still Secure Better Iran Deal Than 2015 JCPOA

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 14

Joe Kent said Trump had been close to a stronger Iran nuclear agreement before the war and can still "correct course" by ending the military standoff, restraining Israel and offering sanctions relief.
Kent, who resigned as National Counterterrorism Center director in March over the Iran war, argued Tehran halted proxy attacks after Trump returned in January 2025 because it feared retaliation and wanted negotiations.
The White House rejected Kent's account, calling his claims false and saying Trump launched Operation Epic Fury on evidence that Iran posed an imminent threat to Americans.
At a Senate hearing, CENTCOM chief Adm. Brad Cooper said Iran and its proxies attacked U.S. personnel about 350 times over the 30 months before Epic Fury, while Kent countered those attacks occurred under Biden, not before the operation under Trump.

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