Kent: 18 U.S. Intel Agencies Said Iran Wasn’t Building a Nuke; CIA Concluded Iran Could Hold Out for Months

by R. Cort Kirkwood,The New American:

All 18 U.S. intelligence agencies had concluded that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon and would retaliate against U.S. bases across the Middle East if the U.S. attacked the country, former U.S. counterterrorism chief Joe Kent reported today.

The agencies also knew that Iran would close the Strait of Hormuz, Kent reported on X.

The report from Kent — who quit his post due to the war on behalf of Israel — included a story fromThe Washington Postabout a CIA analysis explaining that Iran could withstand American-Israeli attacks for months without suffering severe economic hardship.

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Kent also challengedPostcolumnist Marc Thiessen, who thinks Trump should continue the war.

One of the many tragedies of this war is that before the war began the U.S. Intel Community, including CIA, was in agreement that Iran wasn’t developing a nuclear weapon & that Iran would target U.S. bases in the region & shut down the Strait of Hormuz if they were attacked by…https://t.co/6fqTW7qLX3

— Joe Kent (@joekent16jan19)May 7, 2026

A former Green Beret and combat veteran,Kent has opposedthe war from the beginning. He has said the U.S.must end aidto Israel and stop fighting its wars. One reason: The stated purpose of the war, that Iran would soon build a nuclear weapon, was bogus.

“One of the many tragedies of this war is that before the war began the U.S. Intel Community [IC], including CIA, was in agreement that Iran wasn’t developing a nuclear weapon & that Iran would target U.S. bases in the region & shut down the Strait of Hormuz if they were attacked by Israel & the U.S.,” Kent wrote:

Source: SGT Report